approximant

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• US: /əˈpɹɑksəmənt/
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From Latin approximāns. In the phonetics sense first used by Peter Ladefoged, the mathematical concept is attributed to Paul Halmos.

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ձայնորդ (jaynord) — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Chinese Mandarin: 近音 (jìnyīn) — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Finnish: approksimantti — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• French: spirante — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• French: approximante — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• German: Approximant — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• German: Näherungslaut — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Hungarian: approximáns — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Hungarian: közelítőhang — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Icelandic: nálgunarhljóð — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Icelandic: nándarhljóð — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Japanese: 接近音 (sekkinon) — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Persian: ناسوده (nâsude) — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Polish: aproksymant — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Portuguese: aproximante — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Swedish: approximant — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Tagalog: malapatinig — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract
• Welsh: dynesolyn — consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract