phonetic — [fō net′ik, fənet′ik] adj. [ModL phoneticus < Gr phōnētikos < phōnētos, to be spoken < phōnein, to speak < phōnē, a sound: see PHONO ] 1. of speech sounds or the production or transcription of these 2. of phonetics 3. conforming to… … English World dictionary
phonetic — (adj.) representing vocal sounds, 1826, from Mod.L. phoneticus (1797), from Gk. phonetikos vocal, from phonetos to be spoken, utterable, verbal adj. of phonein to speak clearly, utter, from phone sound, voice (see FAME (Cf. fame) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
phonetic — ► ADJECTIVE Phonetics 1) of or relating to speech sounds. 2) (of a system of writing) having a direct correspondence between symbols and sounds. DERIVATIVES phonetically adverb. ORIGIN Greek ph n tikos, from ph nein speak … English terms dictionary
phonetic — phonetically, adv. /feuh net ik, foh /, adj. 1. Also, phonetical. of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols. 2. corresponding to pronunciation: phonetic transcription. 3. agreeing with… … Universalium
phonetic — pho•net•ic [[t]fəˈnɛt ɪk, foʊ [/t]] adj. 1) ling. phn of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols 2) ling. phn representing speech sounds: phonetic transcription[/ex] 3) ling. phn agreeing with… … From formal English to slang
phonetic — pho|net|ic [fəˈnetık] adj technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: phoneticus, from Greek, from phone; PHON ] 1.) relating to the sounds of human speech 2.) using special signs, often different from ordinary letters, to represent the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
phonetic — pho|net|ic [ fə netık ] adjective LINGUISTICS 1. ) relating to the sounds used in speech a ) using special symbols as a way of showing speech sounds in writing: the phonetic alphabet phonetic representations 2. ) relating to the science of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phonetic — adjective technical 1 related to the sounds of human speech 2 using special signs, often different from ordinary letters, to represent the sounds of speech: a phonetic alphabet | phonetic symbols … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
phonetic — UK [fəˈnetɪk] / US adjective linguistics 1) a) relating to the sounds used in speech b) using special symbols as a way of showing speech sounds in writing the phonetic alphabet phonetic representations 2) relating to the science of phonetics… … English dictionary
phonetic — adj. Phonetic is used with these nouns: ↑alphabet, ↑script, ↑spelling, ↑symbol … Collocations dictionary
