Pho`ne*ti*za"tion (?), n. The act, art, or process of representing
sounds by phonetic signs.
Pho"ne*tize (?), v. t. To represent by phonetic signs. Lowell.
Phon"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; sound: cf. F. phonique.] Of or pertaining to
sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic. Tyndall.
Phon"ics (?), n. See Phonetics.
Pho"no- (?). A combining form from Gr. &?; sound, tone; as, phonograph,
phonology.
Phono (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having
nearly transparent wings.
Pho`no*camp"tic (?), a. [Phono- + Gr. &?; to bend: cf. F.
phonocamptique.] Reflecting sound. [R.] "Phonocamptic objects." Derham.
Pho"no*gram (?), n. [Phono- + -gram.] 1. A letter, character, or mark
used to represent a particular sound.
Phonograms are of three kinds: (1) Verbal signs, which stand for
entire words; (2) Syllabic signs, which stand for the articulations
of which words are composed; (3) Alphabetic signs, or letters,
which represent the elementary sounds into which the syllable can
be resolved.