D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Phonetics

/(fō̇*nĕt"ĭks)/ · Pho·net·ics · IPA /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/
01 n. The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology.
  1. 1.
    The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology.
  2. 2.
    The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters.