phonetics
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phonetics
- /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/
- [fəˈnɛʔəks]
- [fəˈnɛhəks]
Rhymes with -ɛtɪks
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From phonetic + -s. By surface analysis, phone (“linguistic unit of sound”) + -etic + -s.
noun
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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.
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noun study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols
| Español | fonética |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 음성학 eumseonghak, 어음학 eo'eumhak |
| 日本語 | 音声学 onseigaku |
| 中文 | 語音學 /语音学 yǔyīnxué |
| हिन्दी | स्वरविज्ञान svarvijñān, स्वनविज्ञान svanvijñān |
| Kiswahili | fonetiki |
| Português | fonética |
| Français | phonétique |
| Deutsch | Phonetik, Lautlehre |
| Italiano | fonetica |
| Română | fonetică |
| Русский | фоне́тика fonɛ́tika |
| Tiếng Việt | ngữ âm học |
| العربية | صَوْتِيَات ṣawtiyāt |
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title = {phonetics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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