phonetics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.

Pronunciation

/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonetics.wav [fəˈnɛʔəks] [fəˈnɛhəks] /foˈnɛ.ʈɪks/ /ˈfɵ.nᵻ.ʈɪks/

Word forms

phonetics

Etymology

From phonetic + -s.

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