Affrication is a linguistic term that refers to the production of a sound, which is formed by a combination of a stop consonant sound and a fricative. Some synonyms for the term are Stridentization, Fusion, and Fricativization. Stridentization refers to the production of a strident sound, while Fusion indicates the joining of two distinct sounds. Fricativization specifies the conversion of a non-fricative sound into a fricative one. These synonyms are essential for those who specialize in phonetics or phonology, as they help to describe the various ways that sounds are generated in speech.