Phonetic

[fə'netɪk] or [fə'nɛtɪk]

Definition

(adj.) of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds; 'phonetic analysis' .

(adj.) of or relating to speech sounds; 'phonetic transcription' .

Checked by Bianca--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.

(a.) Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation.

Checker: Roberta

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Phonic, phonical.

Typist: Miranda

Definition

adj. pertaining to or in accordance with the sound of the voice: representing elementary sounds: vocal.—adv. Phonet′ically.—n. Phonetic′ian a student of phonetics.—v.t. Phonet′icise to make phonetic.—ns. Phonet′icism phonetic character or representation; Phonet′icist one who advocates phonetic-spelling.—n.sing. Phonet′ics the science of sounds esp. of the human voice.—ns. Phonet′ic-spell′ing spelling according to sound: the spelling of words as they are pronounced; Phonetisā′tion art of representing sound by phonetic signs.—v.t. Phō′netise to represent phonetically.—ns. Phō′netism sound pronunciation; Phō′netist a student of phonetics.—adj. Phon′ic pertaining to sound.—n.sing. Phon′ics acoustics.—adj. Phonocamp′tic reflecting or deflecting sound.—n. Phō′nolite clinkstone.

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