Word Type

Noun

The word "phonetics" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

phonemics phonics

Defined As

science of speech sound

Derived Terms

acoustic phonetics articulatory phonetics auditory phonetics ideophonetics psychophonetics sociophonetics

Derived From

ics

Context

linguistics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acoustics

Type Of (IsA)

acoustics

Related Terms

International Phonetic Alphabet phonetic phonetician phonology

Related Terms

international phonetic alphabet phone phoneme phonetic phonetician phonic phonics phonology sounds speech

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