phonetics

[ fuh-net-iks, foh- ]

/ fəˈnɛt ɪks, foʊ- /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.Compare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, auditory phonetics, physiological phonetics.

the phonetic system or the body of phonetic facts of a particular language.

the symbols used to represent the speech sounds of a language.

Origin of phonetics

First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at phonetic, -ics

Words nearby phonetics

phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetician, phoneticize, phonetic law, phonetics, phonetist, Phonevision, phoney, phoniatrics, phonic

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Example sentences from the Web for phonetics

It was a small step in learning to stick to my guns, but a leap in my comprehension of phonetics.
‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Almost all French speakers have to do a serious amount of self-study to become conversant, especially when it comes to phonetics.
Why Can’t France Learn English?|David Sessions|March 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The operator had taken it literally, and it was a small study in phonetics.
The Helpers|Francis Lynde
(a) Phonetics, which teaches us to recognize and to reproduce sounds and tones.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer

He was a retired professor of phonetics and diction, but now and then prepared a pupil.
Villa Elsa|Stuart Henry
The latter, in phonetics and in many root-words, betrays a relationship to the Qquichua, but a remote one.
American Hero-Myths|Daniel G. Brinton
If phonetics had never done anything worse than this they would not be as loathsome to literature as they sometimes are.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for phonetics

phonetics

/ (fəˈnɛtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the science concerned with the study of speech processes, including the production, perception, and analysis of speech sounds from both an acoustic and a physiological point of view. This science, though capable of being applied to language studies, technically excludes linguistic considerationsCompare phonology

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Medical definitions for phonetics

phonetics

[ fə-nĕt′ĭks ]

n.

The branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols.

单词	phonetics
释义	phonetics [ fuh-net-iks, foh- ] / fəˈnɛt ɪks, foʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR phonetics ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a singular verb) the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.Compare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, auditory phonetics, physiological phonetics. the phonetic system or the body of phonetic facts of a particular language. the symbols used to represent the speech sounds of a language. Origin of phonetics First recorded in 1835–45; see origin at phonetic, -ics Words nearby phonetics phonetic, phonetic alphabet, phonetician, phoneticize, phonetic law, phonetics, phonetist, Phonevision, phoney, phoniatrics, phonic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phonetics It was a small step in learning to stick to my guns, but a leap in my comprehension of phonetics. ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome\|Emily Shire\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Almost all French speakers have to do a serious amount of self-study to become conversant, especially when it comes to phonetics. Why Can’t France Learn English?\|David Sessions\|March 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The operator had taken it literally, and it was a small study in phonetics. The Helpers\|Francis Lynde (a) Phonetics, which teaches us to recognize and to reproduce sounds and tones. The Principles of Language-Study\|Harold E. Palmer He was a retired professor of phonetics and diction, but now and then prepared a pupil. Villa Elsa\|Stuart Henry The latter, in phonetics and in many root-words, betrays a relationship to the Qquichua, but a remote one. American Hero-Myths\|Daniel G. Brinton If phonetics had never done anything worse than this they would not be as loathsome to literature as they sometimes are. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2\|George Saintsbury British Dictionary definitions for phonetics phonetics / (fəˈnɛtɪks) / noun (functioning as singular) the science concerned with the study of speech processes, including the production, perception, and analysis of speech sounds from both an acoustic and a physiological point of view. This science, though capable of being applied to language studies, technically excludes linguistic considerationsCompare phonology Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to phonetics Easy As A, B, C: Fun Ways To Help Kids Learn Their LettersThere’s more to learning the alphabet than the ABC song. Here’s the lowdown on learning about letters—and plenty of fun activities to help your children become alphabet experts. READ MORE Words related to phonetics utterance, accent, diction, enunciation, articulation, twang, elocution, speech, drawl, phonology, syllabification, phonemics, orthoepy Medical definitions for phonetics phonetics [ fə-nĕt′ĭks ] n. The branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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phonetics

noun (used with a singular verb)

Origin of phonetics

Words nearby phonetics

Example sentences from the Web for phonetics

British Dictionary definitions for phonetics

noun

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Medical definitions for phonetics

n.