visible speech

visible speech
noun
1. a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century
• Hypernyms: ↑phonetic alphabet, ↑sound alphabet
2. spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically
• Hypernyms: ↑spectrogram, ↑spectrograph

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noun
1. : a system of phonetic symbols that is intended to represent the positions of the vocal organs in producing speech sounds
2. : a method in which electronic equipment is used for making a spectrographic analysis so that speech is reproduced either as a continuous pattern on a fluorescent screen or as a permanent record on a spectrogram

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Phonet.
1. the representation in graphic or pictorial form of characteristics of speech, as by means of sound spectrograms.
2. the system of handwritten phonetic symbols invented by Melville Bell in 1867 to provide a visually comprehensible rendition of speech sounds.
[1850-55]

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visible speech noun
A system of phonetic characters each of which suggests the configuration of the organs in producing the sound
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Main Entry: ↑visible

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visible speech,
a system of phonetic notation invented by Alexander Melville Bell (1819-1905) as an aid for teaching the deaf to speak, consisting of conventionalized diagrams of the organs of speech in position to utter various sounds.

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