continuant
English
Etymology
continue + -ant
Noun
continuant (plural continuants)
- (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop.
- Coordinate term: sonorant
- (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 .
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- (ontology) An endurant.
Adjective
continuant (comparative more continuant, superlative most continuant)
- Continuing; prolonged; sustained.
- a continuant sound
Further reading
Catalan
Verb
continuant
- present participle of continuar
French
Verb
continuant
- present participle of continuer
Latin
Verb
continuant
- third-person plural present active indicative of continuō