English Explanatory Dictionary

phonetician

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech.
A person who specializes in the study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols.
A dialectologist; a person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.

Pronunciation

/ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfɒn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfoʊ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfɑ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ /ˌfɔn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/

Word forms

phonetician phoneticians

Etymology

From phonetics + -ician.

Related words

Derived words

sociophonetician

Translations

Afrikaans: fonetikus Armenian: հնչյունաբան Catalan: fonetista Catalan: foneticista Czech: fonetik Czech: fonetička Dutch: foneticus Dutch: phonetist Finnish: foneetikko French: phonéticien French: phonéticienne French: phonétiste Galician: foneticista German: Phonetiker German: Fonetiker German: Phonetikerin German: Fonetikerin Irish: foghraí Italian: fonetista Latvian: fonētiķis Latvian: fonētiķe Manx: sheeanaghteyr Polish: fonetyk Polish: fonetyczka Portuguese: foneticista Portuguese: fonetista Russian: фонети́ст Spanish: fonetista Swedish: fonetiker Thai: นักสัทศาสตร์ Welsh: seinegydd

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