Phonetic

-al , fō-net′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to, or in accordance with, the sound of the voice: representing elementary sounds: vocal.— adv. Phonet′ically .— n. Phonetic′ian , a student of phonetics.— v.t. Phonet′icise , to make phonetic.— ns. Phonet′icism , phonetic character or representation; Phonet′icist , one who advocates phonetic-spelling.— n.sing. Phonet′ics , the science of sounds, esp. of the human voice.— ns. Phonet′ic-spell′ing , spelling according to sound: the spelling of words as they are pronounced; Phone tisā′tion , art of representing sound by phonetic signs.— v.t. Phō′netise , to represent phonetically.— ns. Phō′netism , sound, pronunciation; Phō′netist , a student of phonetics.— adj. Phon′ic , pertaining to sound.— n.sing . Phon′ics , acoustics.— adj. Phono camp′tic , reflecting or deflecting sound.— n. Phō′nolite , clinkstone. [Gr. phōnetikos — phōnē , a sound.]