continuant

English

Etymology

From continue +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

continuant (plural continuants)

1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop.

   Coordinate term: sonorant

2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
   • 2007 July 18, Thomas Sattig, “Identity in 4D”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI:

     As a further point of clarification, notice that (C0) does not characterize a criterion for determining whether a continuant x of kind K that exists at t 1 is identical to a continuant y of kind K that exists at t 2 .

3. (ontology) An endurant.

Translations

linguistics: a linguistic sound other than a stop

• Greek: εξακολουθητικό (el) n (exakolouthitikó)
• Hungarian: folytonos (folyamatos) mássalhangzó

Adjective

continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)

1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.

   a continuant sound

Translations

continuing, prolonged, sustained

• Hungarian: folytonos (hu), folyamatos (hu)

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Catalan

Verb

continuant

1. gerund of continuar

French

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Participle

continuant

1. present participle of continuer

Latin

Verb

continuant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of continuō