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V
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
22d letter of the alphabet (see U ). It is a usual symbol for a voiced labiodental spirant, as in the English v at. In Roman numerals it corresponds to Arabic 5. In chemistry V is the symbol of the element vanadium .
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F
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...represented a sound like w, disappeared before the classical period. In Western alphabets f has usually represented the voiceless labiodental fricative, as in the English fast. In musical notation F stands for a note in the scale. In chemistry F is the symbol of...
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FRICATIVE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...through the gap. The /f/ in fee is made by bringing the active lower lip close to the passive upper front teeth, and is a labiodental fricative CONSONANT . The /f/ and /v/ in five are the same kind of fricative; the first voiceless, the second voiced. Compare...
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