aproximante

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From aproximar +‎ -ante. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === aproximante m or f (plural aproximantes) approaching (that approaches or approach) Synonym: aproximador (phonetics) approximant (made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) === Noun === aproximante f (plural aproximantes) (phonetics) approximant (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) === Further reading === “aproximante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aproximante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From aproximar +‎ -ante. === Adjective === aproximante m or f (masculine and feminine plural aproximantes) approaching (that approaches or approach) (phonetics) approximant (made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) === Noun === aproximante f (plural aproximantes) (phonetics) approximant (consonant made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract) === Further reading === “aproximante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025