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lateral fricative

lateral fricative noun: a fricative pronounced by directing the airstream around the sides of the tongue.

Noun

lateral fricative (plural lateral fricatives)

  1. A fricative pronounced by directing the airstream around the sides of the tongue.
    Synonyms:
    fricolateral

Synonyms of lateral fricative

Forms of lateral fricative

plurallateral fricatives

Questions about lateral fricative

What does lateral fricative mean?
Lateral fricative means a fricative pronounced by directing the airstream around the sides of the tongue.
What part of speech is lateral fricative?
Lateral fricative is a noun.
What is the plural of lateral fricative?
The plural of lateral fricative is lateral fricatives.

Words near lateral fricative in the dictionary

  1. lateral cricoarytenoid muscles
  2. lateral cuneiform bone
  3. lateral cuneiform bones
  4. lateral flow test
  5. lateral flow tests
  6. lateral fricative
  7. lateral fricatives
  8. lateral gene transfer
  9. lateral gene transfers
  10. lateral geniculate nucleus
  11. lateral hood

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