PHONETICS

phonetics

(noun) the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

phonetics (uncountable)

(linguistics) 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.

Anagrams

• Ctesiphon, sphenotic

Source: Wiktionary


Pho*net"ics, n.

1. The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology.

2. The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AUDACIOUS

(adjective) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; “audacious explorers”; “fearless reporters and photographers”; “intrepid pioneers”


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