continuant

From continue + -ant.

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continuant (plural continuants)

1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop.

   Coordinate term: sonorant

2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
   • 2007 July 18, Thomas Sattig, “Identity in 4D”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI:

     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 .

3. (ontology) An endurant.
4. (etymology) An inherited descendant.
   • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 90:

     It must moreover be noted that the Sardinian lexicon does not in fact present evidence for the identification of -V́rr- as a pre-Roman suffix. More convincing is Wolf's identification of this word [lipòrra] as a continuant of *lepórna < *lepórĭna << Lat. leporīnus 'of hares, hare-'.

continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)

1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.

   a continuant sound

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continuant

1. gerund of continuar

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continuant

1. present participle of continuer

continuant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of continuō