PHONETIC ALPHABET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech

Synonyms:

phonetic alphabet; sound alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("phonetic alphabet" is a kind of...):

alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)

Meronyms (members of "phonetic alphabet"):

phonetic symbol (a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phonetic alphabet"):

visible speech (a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century)