English

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”, in 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

Catalan

Verb

continuant

1. present participle of continuar

French

Verb

continuant

1. present participle of continuer

Latin

Verb

continuant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of continuō