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S vs Approximant - What's the difference?

s | approximant |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

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.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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 ----