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approximant

English

Etymology

From Latin approxim?ns. In the phonetics sense first used by Peter Ladefoged, the mathematical concept is attributed to Paul Halmos.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /??p??ks?m?nt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /??p??ks?m?nt/

Noun

approximant (plural approximants)

  1. (phonetics) A consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
    Coordinate terms: fricative, lateral, nasal, trill, plosive
    Hyponyms: liquid, glide, semivowel
  2. (mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.
    Coordinate terms: approximand, approximate, approximation

Translations

See also

  • consonant

Further reading

  • approximant consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References


French

Pronunciation

Verb

approximant

  1. present participle of approximer

Latin

Verb

approximant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of approxim?

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