groove fricative

noun

A "hissing" sound such as the s in sack; an anterior sibilant.

Opposite
slit fricative
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Meanings

noungroove fricative (plural groove fricatives)

plural groove fricatives

  1. human sciencesA "hissing" sound such as the s in sack; an anterior sibilant.

    Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants.

    1955, H. A. Gleason, An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics, page 194, section 14.7

    Antonyms: slit fricative

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA "hissing" sound such as the s in sack; an anterior sibilant.

Opposite
slit fricative
Also see
sibilantsibilation
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APA

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Chicago

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