continuant

English

Etymology

continue +‎ -ant

Noun

continuant (plural continuants)

1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop
2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
   • 2007 July 18, Thomas Sattig, “Identity in 4D”, Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, DOI:10.1007/s11098-007-9136-6: 

     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

continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)

1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.

   a continuant sound

See also

• Continuant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Catalan

Verb

continuant

1. Present participle of continuar.

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French

Verb

continuant

1. Present participle of continuer.

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Latin

Verb

continuant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of continuō