continuants >> /kənˈtɪnjʊənt/
Definition: [noun] A consonant which is sounded with the vocal tract only partly closed, allowing the breath to pass through and the sound to be prolonged (as with f, l, m, n, r, s, v).
Example: The Hebrew-Yiddish /ch/ is a fricative, a continuant (like [s]).
Definition: [noun] A thing that retains its identity even though its states and relations may change.
Example: Self-consciousness arises with the identification of other visuo-tactual continuants as resembling the central body in being the sources of signs.
Definition: [adjective] Relating to or denoting a continuant.
Example: She had heard about a process called continuant movement that a teacher had done with people who had spinal cord injuries and paralysis.