slit fricative
nounPhonetics.
a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
Origin of slit fricative
1First recorded in 1950–55
- Compare grooved fricative.
Words Nearby slit fricative
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