slit fricative
noun Phonetics.
a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
Compare
grooved fricative.
Origin of slit fricative
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby slit fricative
slipstreaming,
slipt,
slipware,
slipway,
slit,
slit fricative,
slit pocket,
slit trench,
slit-drum,
slither,
slithery