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fricative [frik′ətiv] a consonant speech sound such as an /f/ or /s/, made by forcing an airstream through a constricted opening. fricative (frik´  tiv),n a speech sound made by forcing the airstream through such a narrow opening that audible high-frequency air currents or vibrations are set up. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It begins with a voiced fricative and suggests speed and power (velocity, vroom). Moreover, the consonant cluster st of the hi-hat is complemented by the voiceless alveolar fricative ss of the sizzle cymbal, accentuating the flow of the language: "Dissonanzen," "Russland," "aufgerissen," "Dissonanz" (twice), "hiess," and finally "Jazz" (twice, as well). The algorithm allows measurement of the root mean square (RMS) power for the mixture of background noise, unvoiced fricative speech, and voiced speech encountered speech recognition experiments. |
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