Continuant

Origin

continue + -ant

Full definition of continuant

Noun

1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop
2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
• July 18, As a further point of clarification, notice that (C0) does not characterize a criterion for determining whether a continuant x of kind K that exists at t 1 is identical to a continuant y of kind K that exists at t 2 .

Adjective

1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.a continuant sound