"continuant" meaning in English

See continuant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-continuant.wav Forms: more continuant [comparative], most continuant [superlative]
Etymology: From continue + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|continue|ant}} continue + -ant Head templates: {{en-adj}} continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)
  1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained. Translations (continuing, prolonged, sustained): folytonos (Hungarian), folyamatos (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-continuant-en-adj-AXw2AFrN

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-continuant.wav Forms: continuants [plural]
Etymology: From continue + -ant. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|continue|ant}} continue + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} continuant (plural continuants)
  1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (linguistics: a linguistic sound other than a stop): εξακολουθητικό (exakolouthitikó) [neuter] (Greek), folytonos mássalhangzó (folyamatos) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-continuant-en-noun-2ajwwGdn Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: a linguistic sound other than a stop': 100 0 0
  2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-continuant-en-noun-BYs0mV6C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ant, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 54 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ant: 22 12 51 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 11 52 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 10 60 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 69 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 10 51 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 13 49 26 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (ontology) An endurant.
    Sense id: en-continuant-en-noun-jDCIRCE2 Topics: epistemology, human-sciences, ontology, philosophy, sciences

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