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Telecommunications device
A telephone, commonly shortened to phone, is a telecommunications device that enables two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far
Telephone
Portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable wireless telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within
Mobile_phone
Family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft
Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and
Windows_Phone
Handheld mobile device
mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone (feature phone) with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen
Smartphone
Line of smartphones by Apple
iPhone is a line of smartphones developed and marketed by Apple that run iOS, the company's own mobile operating system. The first-generation iPhone was
IPhone
2021 film by Scott Derrickson
The Black Phone is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay he wrote with C. Robert Cargill, based on the
The_Black_Phone
Process of creating phonetic sounds
delimiters. The term phonation has slightly different meanings depending on the subfield of phonetics. Among some phoneticians, phonation or phonating is the
Phonation
Software application developed by Microsoft
Phone Link, previously Your Phone, is a syncing software developed by Microsoft to connect Windows PCs to Android and iOS mobile devices to view notifications
Phone_Link
2024 South Korean television series
When the Phone Rings (Korean: 지금 거신 전화는) is a 2024–2025 South Korean television series written by Kim Ji-woon, co-directed by Park Sang-woo and Wi Deuk-gyu
When_the_Phone_Rings
2025 film by Scott Derrickson
Black Phone 2 is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson who co-wrote it with C. Robert Cargill. It serves as a sequel to
Black_Phone_2
Distinct speech sound or gesture
In phonetics (a branch of linguistics), a phone is any distinct speech sound. It is any surface-level or unanalyzed sound of a language, the smallest
Phone_(phonetics)
Topics referred to by the same term
Phone connector, phone plug, or phone jack may refer to: Telephone plug, used to connect a telephone to the telephone wiring in a home or business, and
Phone_connector
Radio or television program format
In broadcasting, a phone-in or call-in is a programme format in which viewers or listeners are invited to air their live comments by telephone, usually
Phone-in
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up phone or -phone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Phone is a colloquial term for a telephone. Phone may also refer to: Phone (name), a Burmese
Phone_(disambiguation)
Telephone conversation describing sex activities
Phone sex is an erotic conversation between two or more people by means of the telephone that is sexually explicit and is intended to provoke sexual arousal
Phone_sex
2022 Indian film by Gurmmeet Singh
Phone Bhoot (transl. Phone Ghost) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film directed by Gurmmeet Singh and produced by Farhan Akhtar and
Phone_Bhoot
London-based consumer electronics manufacturer
smartphone, the Phone (1), in 2022. The company has since released successive generations, including the Phone (2), Ear (2), and in 2025 the Phone (3) and Ear
Nothing_(company)
This is the list of mobile phone brands sorted by the country from which the brands originate. The number of mobile phone brands peaked to more than 750
List of mobile phone brands by country
List_of_mobile_phone_brands_by_country
Basic type of mobile phone
A feature phone (also spelled featurephone), brick phone, or dumbphone, is a type of mobile phone with basic functionalities, as opposed to more advanced
Feature_phone
American mobile virtual network operator
manufacturing facilities, that promise was also removed from the website. The T1 Phone is arguably vaporware, as its launch has been significantly delayed. The
Trump_Mobile
Operating system for mobile devices
resemblance to a BlackBerry phone, with no touchscreen and a physical QWERTY keyboard, but the arrival of Apple's 2007 iPhone meant that Android "had to
Android_(operating_system)
Surveillance or computer investigation
Phone hacking is the practice of exploring a mobile device, often using computer exploits to analyze everything from the lowest memory and CPU levels
Phone_hacking
A phone log is metadata collected from telephone or mobile phones for the purpose of surveillance or espionage. This metadata may include: length of calls
Phone_log
Telephone booth in Ōtsuchi, Japan
The wind phone (風の電話, kaze no denwa) is an unconnected telephone booth in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, where visitors can hold one-way conversations
Wind_phone
Mobile phone with photographic capability
A camera phone is a mobile phone that is able to capture photographs and often record video using one or more built-in digital cameras. It can also send
Camera_phone
American trade publication
PHONE+ is a monthly trade publication for communication distribution channels providing news and strategic information to private-label resellers, agents
PHONE+
Minimalist mobile phone series, 2017-
The Light Phone is a brand of minimalist mobile phones by The Light Phone, Inc., a startup company in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Joe Hollier and Kaiwei
Light_Phone
Asus smartphone
The ROG Phone is an Android gaming smartphone made by Asus and the first generation of the ROG smartphone series. It was announced on June 8, 2018 at
ROG_Phone
Identifying the location of a mobile phone
Mobile phone tracking is a process for identifying the location of a mobile phone, whether stationary or moving. Localization may be effected by a number
Mobile_phone_tracking
Manufacturer of imitation phones
The company manufactures four different types, the NoPhone, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Air, and NoPhone Selfie. The solid bricks of plastic are marketed as
NoPhone
Mobile operating system by Apple
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple for its iPhone line of smartphones. It was unveiled in January 2007
IOS
2017 Android smartphone by Essential Products
The Essential Phone (officially Phone or PH-1) is a discontinued Android-based smartphone designed by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, and manufactured
Essential_Phone
2025 single by Ed Sheeran
"Old Phone" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 1 May 2025 by Gingerbread Man and Atlantic Records, as the second single
Old_Phone
Rugged mobile phone
Cat phones is a range of toughened and strengthened mobile phones that was developed and marketed from 2012 to 2024 by British company Bullitt Group,
CAT_phones
Topics referred to by the same term
Phone bank or phone banking may refer to: A collection of telephones within an organization such as a call centre A banking institution that does business
Phone_bank
2013 film
The Phone Call is a 2013 British short drama film. It was directed by Mat Kirkby and written by Kirkby and James Lucas. It won the Oscar for Best Live
The_Phone_Call
Software application designed to run on mobile devices
devices. Usage of mobile apps has become increasingly prevalent across mobile phone users. A May 2012 comScore study reported that during the previous quarter
Mobile_app
2002 thriller film
Phone Booth is a 2002 American psychological thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by David Zucker and Gil Netter, written by Larry Cohen
Phone_Booth_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Google phone may refer to: Any phone running Google's Android operating system The Google Voice telephone service Smartphones that were manufactured or
Google_phone
Type of mobile phone
A satellite phone (also called a satellite telephone or satphone) is a type of mobile phone that connects to the public switched telephone network through
Satellite_phone
2022 Android smartphone produced by Nothing
The Nothing Phone (1), stylized as Phone (1) is an Android smartphone by Nothing. The phone was announced on 23 March 2022 and went on sale on 21 July
Nothing_Phone_1
2022 film by John Lee Hancock
Mr. Harrigan's Phone is a 2022 American supernatural coming-of-age horror film written and directed by John Lee Hancock. It is based on the novella of
Mr._Harrigan's_Phone
Family of connectors typically used for analog signals
A phone connector is a family of cylindrically shaped electrical connectors primarily for analog audio signals. Invented in the late 19th century for
Phone_connector_(audio)
Copying of one cellular device's identity to another
Phone cloning is the copying of a cellular device's identity to another. Analogue mobile telephones were notorious for their lack of security. Casual
Phone_cloning
Methods of delivering voice communications and multimedia over IP networks
traditional applications like Skype, Microsoft Teams, Google Voice, and VoIP phones. Regular telephones can also be used for VoIP by connecting them to the
Voice_over_IP
2014 smartphone by Amazon
The Fire Phone is a discontinued 3D-enabled smartphone developed by Amazon and manufactured by Foxconn. It was announced on June 18, 2014, and marked
Fire_Phone
Index of articles associated with the same name
Terms such as Microsoft phone and Microsoft phones may refer to: Windows Phone, a defunct family of mobile operating systems from Microsoft, successor
Microsoft_Phone
4G LTE feature phone made by Jio
JioPhone is a feature phone marketed by Jio which runs the KaiOS operating system. It supports 4G LTE network and comes with KaiOS. It was announced on
JioPhone
Burmese name list
Tayzar Phone (born 1978), Burmese sprint canoer Nay Phone Latt (born 1980), Burmese blogger and activist Phone Maw Shwe, Burmese minister Phone Myat, Burmese
Phone_(name)
Topics referred to by the same term
Brick phone is a slang term and may refer to: A specific form factor of large and heavy brick-like portable cell phones common in the 1980s and early
Brick_phone
Topics referred to by the same term
Foldable phone may refer to: Flip phone, a cell phone that uses clamshell design Foldable smartphone, a smartphone with a foldable form factor This disambiguation
Foldable_phone
2002 South Korean supernatural horror film
Phone (Korean: 폰; RR: Pon), released in the Philippines as The Phone, is a 2002 South Korean supernatural horror film written and directed by Ahn Byeong-ki
Phone_(film)
Second generation of Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system
Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the Windows Phone mobile operating system from Microsoft, released on October 29, 2012. It runs on the Windows
Windows_Phone_8
Indian financial technology company
PhonePe is an Indian digital payments and financial services company, headquartered in Bengaluru. It was founded in December 2015, by Sameer Nigam, Rahul
PhonePe
United States phone scam
The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least
Strip_search_phone_call_scam
Behavior of computer software or systems
In computing, phoning home is a term often used to refer to the behavior of security systems that report network location, username, or other such data
Phoning_home
General procedures while onboard an aircraft
Communications Commission (FCC) regulations prohibit the use of mobile phones aboard aircraft in flight. Contrary to popular misconception, the Federal
Mobile_phones_on_aircraft
2016 album by Lemon Demon
Spirit Phone is the seventh studio album by Lemon Demon, a musical project created by American musician Neil Cicierega. The album was released digitally
Spirit_Phone
Telephone intended to be used in a car
A car phone is a mobile radio telephone specifically designed for and fitted into an automobile. This service originated with the Bell System and was
Car_phone
First generation of Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system
Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is the first release of the Windows Phone mobile client operating system, released worldwide on October 21, 2010, and in the United
Windows_Phone_7
Cellular phone surveillance device
The StingRay is an IMSI-catcher, a cellular phone surveillance device, manufactured by Harris Corporation. Initially developed for the military and intelligence
Stingray_phone_tracker
American musician (born 1995)
"Açaí Bowl" and "Rollerblades". He followed these with another single, "Phone Numbers," produced by Kenny Beats, on July 4, 2019, which was featured in
Dominic_Fike
The history of mobile phones covers mobile communication devices that connect wirelessly to the public switched telephone network. While the transmission
History_of_mobile_phones
Android-based phablet from Razer
The Razer Phone (code name: cheryl, stylized as RΛZΞR PHONE) is an Android-based phablet designed and developed by Razer Inc., released on November 15
Razer_Phone
American actor (born 2007)
performance in the lead role of Finney Blake in the horror film The Black Phone (2021), a breakthrough role he reprised in its 2025 sequel. In 2025, he
Mason_Thames
Manufacturer in the Philippines
MyPhone (stylized as my|phone) is a Philippine mobile phone and multimedia brand designed and marketed by MySolid Technologies & Devices Corp. that use
MyPhone
Device designed to disrupt mobile network communication within an area
disrupting the communication between the phone and the cell-phone base station, effectively disabling mobile phones within the range of the jammer, preventing
Mobile_phone_jammer
Jargon for a telephone or number for important calls
describe the use of more than one mobile phone, with the "bat phone" reserved for a specific purpose. The name Bat-Phone was popularized by the Batman television
Bat_phone
Phone using one or more VoIP technologies
A VoIP phone or IP phone uses voice over IP technologies for placing and transmitting telephone calls over an IP network, such as the Internet. This is
VoIP_phone
Topics referred to by the same term
Phone Down may refer to: "Phone Down" (Lost Kings song), 2016, featuring Emily Warren "Phone Down" (Stefflon Don and Lil Baby song), 2019 "Phone Down"
Phone_Down
Telephone service in the United States
Sports Phone was a telephone service in the United States that allowed users to hear sports scores and information. The service was launched in 1972,
Sports_Phone
A Nirvana Phone was a marketing phrase coined by Citrix for a smartphone that could be docked with external displays and keyboards to create an alternative
Nirvana_Phone
Topics referred to by the same term
EyePhone may refer to: The EyePhone, a virtual reality headset that was released in 1987 by American company VPL Research The eyePhone, a fictional augmented
EyePhone
Microsoft mobile service
My Phone was a Microsoft online service with a companion mobile client application for phones using the Windows Mobile 6 operating system, available from
My_Phone
Act of typing and sending a brief, digital message
alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile phones, tablet computers, smartwatches, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible
Text_messaging
prefix that denotes either a geographical region or another service. Mobile phone numbers have distinct prefixes that are not geographic, and are portable
Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom
Horror film series article
Black Phone is an American supernatural horror film series created by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill that has been produced by Blumhouse Productions
Black_Phone_(film_series)
UK media scandal
2011, employees of the now-defunct newspaper News of the World engaged in phone hacking, police bribery, and exercising improper influence in the pursuit
News International phone hacking scandal
News_International_phone_hacking_scandal
Phone on armoured vehicle exteriors for use by infantry
A tank phone (also called a tank telephone, grunt phone, tank-infantry phone, TIP, infantry tank telephone, ITT, or infantry phone) is a telephone mounted
Tank_phone
Fictional shoes with built-in telephone
shoe phone is a shoe that has a telephone within it. The concept was popularized by the 1960s television series Get Smart, which used the shoe phone as
Shoe_phone
Telecommunications networks transmitted by radio waves
over a wide geographic area. This enables numerous devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops equipped with mobile broadband modems, and wearable devices
Cellular_network
The Minimal Phone is a minimalist mobile phone. It is an Android phone with an E Ink display and a QWERTY Thumb keyboard. It is a product of The Minimal
Minimal_Phone
2010-2015 phone devices List of Windows Phone 7 devices List of Windows Phone 8 devices List of Windows Phone 8.1 devices 2015-2017 phone devices List
List_of_Windows_phones
Android-based smartphones manufactured by Asus
The ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate are Android gaming smartphones made by Asus as the sixth generation of ROG smartphone series following the fifth
ROG_Phone_7
4G LTE feature phone made by Jio
The JioPhone 2 is a feature phone marketed by Jio which runs the KaiOS operating system. The successor to the original JioPhone, it was announced on 5
JioPhone_2
Privacy enhancing telephone device
Hush-A-Phone was a device designed to attach to the transmitter of a telephone to reduce noise pollution and increase privacy. Sold by the Hush-A-Phone company
Hush-A-Phone
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up phone booth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A phone booth or telephone booth is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for
Phone_Booth_(disambiguation)
Smartphone form factor
foldable phone or simply foldable) is a smartphone with a folding form factor. While folding designs have been used previously in clamshell or "flip phone" models
Foldable_smartphone
Mobile phone with a projector
A projector phone is a mobile phone that contains a built-in pico projector. List of 3D-enabled mobile phones List of NFC-enabled mobile devices "Balancing
Projector_phone
2023 Android smartphone produced by Nothing
The Nothing Phone (2) is a smartphone by Nothing. The phone was announced on 11 July 2023. The phone has an IP54 water resistance. The phone charges up
Nothing_Phone_2
Mobile phone model
The Bic Phone is a variant of the Alcatel OT-S210 GSM mobile phone. An inexpensive phone with only the most basic of features, it is marketed in France
Bic_Phone
2007 smartphone by Apple
The iPhone is a smartphone developed and marketed by Apple as the first device in the iPhone lineup of smartphones. It features a Samsung S5L8900 SoC
IPhone_(1st_generation)
Topics referred to by the same term
TV phone can refer to: a contemporary UMTS-type Mobile phone, a form of videotelephony that can convey simultaneous audio and video, or an archaic term
TV_phone
Monitoring on phone conversations and data
Phone surveillance is the act of performing surveillance on phone conversations, location tracking, and data monitoring of a phone. Before the era of mobile
Phone_surveillance
Mobile phone company
Phones 4u was a British mobile phone retailer based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1996 and was one of the largest mobile phone retailers
Phones_4u
Topics referred to by the same term
Phone Home or Phoning Home may refer to: Phoning home, a computing term referring to the behavior of security systems that report network location, username
Phone_Home_(disambiguation)
Theft of mobile phones from pedestrians
Phone snatching is a form of robbery in a which a thief will steal a mobile phone directly from the hand of a pedestrian and immediately flee, typically
Phone_snatching
Persistent voicemail over phonecalls
Phone tag is a phenomenon in which two parties attempt to contact each other by telephone, but neither is able to get a hold of the other for a conversation
Phone_tag
1982 film directed by Michael Anderson
Murder by Phone (also released as Bells and The Calling) is a 1982 science-fiction slasher film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Chamberlain
Murder_by_Phone
Incident involving Jeff Bezos and Saudi Arabia
Consulting claimed that in May 2018 with "medium to high confidence" the phone of Jeff Bezos had been hacked by a file sent from the WhatsApp account of
Jeff Bezos phone hacking incident
Jeff_Bezos_phone_hacking_incident
PHONE
PHONE
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : from the Middle English personal name Perkin, Parkin, a pet form of Peter with the diminutive suffix -kin. (The change from -er- to -ar- was a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.)
Surname or Lastname
Irish (Ulster)
Irish (Ulster) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duibhne ‘descendant of Dubhne’, a personal name meaning ‘ill-going’, ‘disagreeable’. Compare Deeney. Peoples is a pseudo-translation based on the phonetic resemblance of the Gaelic name to Gaelic daoine ‘people’.English : patronymic from a pet form (in -el) of the Old French personal name Pepis, oblique case Pepin (see Pepin).
Girl/Female
Hindu
Phonetic form of caitlin - the Irish form of katherine. pure
Boy/Male
English American Latin
Contemporary phonetic'enduring.
Boy/Male
English
Contemporary phonetic'enduring.
Boy/Male
English
Phonetic name based on initials.
Girl/Female
English
Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K. C. or variants of the Irish name...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house, from late Old English herebeorg ‘shelter’, ‘lodging’ (from here ‘army’ + beorg ‘shelter’). (The change of -er- to -ar- is a regular phonetic process in Old French and Middle English.)Variant of French Arbour.A Harbour or Arbour, from Normandy, France, is documented in Quebec City in 1671.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names, Ó DuibhÃn ‘descendant of DuibhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘little black one’, or Ó DaimhÃn ‘descendant of DaimhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin, and are the phonetic origin of Anglicizations with an internal v (as opposed to w, as in Dewan, or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane).English and French : nickname, of literal or ironic application, from Middle English, Old French devin, divin ‘excellent’, ‘perfect’ (Latin divinus ‘divine’).
Boy/Male
English American Latin
Contemporary phonetic'enduring.
Boy/Male
English
Phonetic name based on initials.
Boy/Male
English
Contemporary phonetic'enduring.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places called Parton; most are named with Old English peretūn ‘pear orchard’ (a compound of pere ‘pear’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, with later change of -er- to -ar-, a regular phonetic development in Middle English). There are examples in Gloucestershire, two in Cumbria, and one in Kircudbrightshire, Scotland.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Katelyn | கதேலà¯à®¯à¯à®¨Â
Phonetic form of caitlin - the Irish form of katherine. pure
Katelyn | கதேலà¯à®¯à¯à®¨Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English parfit ‘fully trained’, ‘well versed’ (Old French parfit(e) ‘complete(d)’, from Latin perfectus, past participle of perficere ‘to finish or accomplish’), hence a nickname, probably originally denoting an apprentice who had completed his period of training. (The change from -er- to -ar- was a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.) The modern English word perfect is a learned recoinage from Latin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French certeyn ‘self-assured’, ‘determined’. (The phonetic change of -er- to -ar- was a normal process in Middle English).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : occupational name for a herdsman, a variant of Herdman (see Heard). (The change of -er- to -ar- was a regular phonetic pattern in Old French and Middle English.)English : from an unattested Old English personal name Heardmann, composed of the elements heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’ + mann ‘man’. According to Reaney and Wilson, compound names with this second element became common in late Old English in eastern England.Irish : of English origin (see above), but sometimes confused with Harman.Dutch : variant of Hardeman 2.Americanized spelling of German Hartmann.
Boy/Male
English
Contemporary phonetic'enduring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English persone, parsoun ‘parish priest’, ‘parson’ (Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘person’, ‘character’), hence a status name for a parish priest or perhaps a nickname for a devout man. The reasons for the semantic shift from ‘person’ to ‘priest’ are not certain; the most plausible explanation is that the local priest was regarded as the representative person of the parish. The phonetic change from -er- to -ar- was a regular development in Middle English.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.Americanized spelling of Swedish Pärsson, Persson (see Persson).
Boy/Male
English
Contemporary phonetic'enduring.
PHONE
PHONE
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Delighting in the Gods; Pious; Religious
Girl/Female
Muslim Hindi Indian
Screen. Star.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Survival; Immortality; Eternity
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Briliant
Male
African
first-born.
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name HANIA means "spirit warrior."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
With the Strength of Gods
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devanandan | தேவாநஂதநÂ
Joy of God, Son of God
Male
Norwegian
Lithuanian and Norwegian form of Greek ThÅmas, TOMAS means "twin."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, Good human being
PHONE
PHONE
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n.
See Phonetics.
n.
One versed in phonetics; a phonetist.
v. t.
To represent by phonetic signs.
n.
A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only.
n.
The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters.
n.
The science which treats of vocal sounds.
adv.
In a phonetic manner.
a.
Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.
n.
One versed in phonetics; a phonologist.
a.
A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a.
a.
Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
n.
One who advocates a phonetic spelling.
n.
A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.]
a.
Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation.
n.
The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology.
n.
An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations.
n.
A method of phonetic printing of the English language, as devised by Mr. Pitman, in which nearly all the ordinary letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate each elementary sound by a separate character.
n.
The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.
n.
A phonetic symbol; a letter.
n.
The act, art, or process of representing sounds by phonetic signs.