phonetics
(noun) the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• 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
10 February 2025
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
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