Definitions for Phoneticsfəˈnɛt ɪks, foʊ-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pho•net•icsfəˈnɛt ɪks, foʊ-(n.)
(used with a sing. v.) the study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, reception, analysis, classification, and transcription.
Category: Phonetics
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) the phonetic system or the body of phonetic facts of a particular language.
Category: Phonetics
Princeton's WordNet
phonetics(noun)
the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
Wiktionary
phonetics(Noun)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Phonetics(noun)
the doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology
Phonetics(noun)
the art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Phonetics
The science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Translations for Phonetics
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
phonetics(noun plural)
(a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.
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- رُموز الأصْواتArabic
- фонетикаBulgarian
- fonéticaPortuguese (BR)
- výslovnostní značkyCzech
- die LautbildungslehreGerman
- lydskriftDanish
- φωνητικήGreek
- fonéticaSpanish
- foneetilised märgidEstonian
- فونتیکFarsi
- foneettinen kirjoitusFinnish
- phonétiqueFrench
- פוֹנֶטִיHebrew
- हिज्जे दिखाने के लिए संकेतों की प्रणालीHindi
- fonetskiCroatian
- kiejtési jelekHungarian
- lambang ucapanIndonesian
- hljóðfræðiIcelandic
- foneticaItalian
- 発音記号Japanese
- 음성체계Korean
- fonetiniaiženklaiLithuanian
- fonētiski apzīmējumiLatvian
- simbol yg digunakan utk menunjukkan sebutan perkataanMalay
- fonetisch stelselDutch
- lydskriftNorwegian
- fonetykaPolish
- فونتیکPersian
- فونيم پوهنهPashto
- fonéticaPortuguese
- sistem foneticRomanian
- фонетические знакиRussian
- fonetické znakySlovak
- sistem fonetičnih znakovSlovenian
- fonetikaSerbian
- fonetiska teckenSwedish
- สัทอักษรThai
- fonetikTurkish
- 音標Chinese (Trad.)
- фонетична транскрипціяUkrainian
- رمور اوقاف کے نشاناتUrdu
- hệ thống ngữ âmVietnamese
- 音标Chinese (Simp.)
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