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Continuant
Translation of "continuant" into Russian
continuant
Noun
UK
/kənˈtɪn.ju.ənt/
US
/kənˈtɪn.ju.ənt/
continuant
continuants pl
The continuant of the project ensured its success.
Продолжитель проекта обеспечил его успех.
Additional translations
постоянная величина
непрерывный звук
continuant
Adjective
UK
/kənˈtɪn.jʊ.ənt/
US
/kənˈtɪn.jənt/
continuant
more continuant Comp.
most continuant Super.
The continuant noise from the construction site was quite distracting.
Непрерывный шум с строительной площадки был довольно отвлекающим.
The continuant process of learning is essential for growth.
Продолжающийся процесс обучения необходим для роста.
Definitions
continuant
Noun
UK
/kənˈtɪn.jʊ.ənt/
US
/kənˈtɪn.jənt/
A speech sound that can be prolonged as long as the breath lasts without a change in quality, such as a fricative or a vowel.
In phonetics, the sound 's' is considered a continuant because it can be sustained without interruption.
Mathematics: a determinant associated with a sequence of elements, especially in the context of continued fractions.
The continuant of the sequence (1, 2, 3) equals 11.
continuant
Adjective
UK
/kənˈtɪn.jʊ.ənt/
US
/kənˈtɪn.jənt/
Characterized by being continuous or uninterrupted.
The continuant noise from the construction site made it difficult to concentrate.
Phonetics: (of a consonant) articulated with an unbroken airstream and capable of being prolonged without change in quality.
In English, /s/ and /z/ are continuant consonants.