nonstop vs sibilant

nonstop

• A linguistic sound that is not a stop; a continuant. 

• A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day. 

• A nonstop journey, especially a nonstop flight. 

• Without stopping; without interruption or break 

• Without stopping; without interruption or break. 

• Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand. 

sibilant

• A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. 

• Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.