Meanings
- not comparablehuman sciencesNot sibilant; not having the characteristics of a sibilant consonant.
If streaming is responsible for differentiation and prediction, then neither should be found with the non-sibilant fricatives, spectrally higher /T/ and lower /f/, because their energy distributions are broad and overlap with those of vowels.
(Can we date this quote?), Amanda Rysling and John Kingston, “Sibilant and Non-Sibilant Fricatives are Parsed Alike”, in ASSTA
plural non-sibilants
- human sciencesA non-sibilant consonant.
Turbulence noise is stronger in sibilants /s, z, ʃ, ʒ/ than non-sibilant /f, v, θ, ð, h/.
(Can we date this quote?), “3.2. Acoustic Aspects of Consonants”, in EdUHK
Origin
Cite this entry
non-sibilant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-sibilant
“non-sibilant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-sibilant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-sibilant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-sibilant.
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