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Rhotic vs Approximant - What's the difference?

rhotic | approximant |

As an adjective rhotic

is (of an english accent) pronouncing the letter r'' wherever it appears, as in ''bar'' ().

As a noun approximant is

(phonetics) a consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air liquids and glides are approximants.

rhotic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of an English accent) Pronouncing the letter r'' wherever it appears, as in ''bar'' ().
    • Rhotic speech is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
  • (of a phoneme) Having the quality of the said letter. This includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /?/, /?/, /?/, /?/, and some would say /r/, or .

    • Antonyms

    * non-rhotic

    Derived terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * rhotacism

    See also

    * (Rhotic and non-rhotic accents)

    References

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    approximant

    English

    Noun

    (Approximant consonant) (en noun)
  • (phonetics) a consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air. Liquids and glides are approximants.
  • (mathematics) An approximation to the solution of a function, series, etc.

    • See also

    * liquid * glide * consonant ----