- phon·ics
- /ˈfɑːnıks/ noun [noncount]: a method of teaching people to read and pronounce words by learning the sounds of letters, letter groups, and syllables
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phon|ics — «FON ihks, FOH nihks», noun. 1. a method of teaching reading by the association of letters and combinations of letters with their appropriate speech sounds; simplified phonetics for teaching reading. 2. the science of sound; acoustics. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
cat|a|phon|ics — «KAT uh FON ihks», noun. = catacoustics. (Cf. ↑catacoustics) … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|phon|ics — «MY kruh FON ihks», noun. 1. the science of magnifying small sounds. 2. noise caused by mechanical shocks or vibrations … Useful english dictionary
quad|ra|phon|ics — «KWOD ruh FON ihks, FOH nihks», noun. = quadraphony. (Cf. ↑quadraphony) … Useful english dictionary
phon — phon·as·the·nia; phon·au·to·graph; phon·ic; phon·ics; phos·phon·ic; poly·phon·ic; poly·si·phon·ic; psy·cho·phon·asthenia; sax·o·phon·ist; si·phon·aceous; si·phon·age; si·phon·al; si·phon·ales; si·phon·anth; si·phon·aptera; si·phon·ap·ter·ol·o·gy; … English syllables
ics — isa·gog·ics; is·lam·ics; kin·e·mat·ics; log·ics; mag·net·ics; math·e·mat·ics; me·chan·ics; mel·is·mat·ics; meta·phys·ics; me·te·or·it·ics; mi·cro·me·rit·ics; mi·cro·phon·ics; mi·gra·tet·ics; mne·mon·ics; mono·stroph·ics; nu·cle·on·ics;… … English syllables
phonics — phon·ics … English syllables
phonics — phon|ics [ˈfɔnıks, ˈfəu US ˈfa: , ˈfou ] n [U] a method of teaching people to read in which they are taught to recognize the sounds that letters represent … Dictionary of contemporary English
phonics — phon|ics [ fanıks ] noun uncount LINGUISTICS a way of teaching people to read by teaching them to recognize individual sounds, instead of whole words … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phonics — phon•ics [[t]ˈfɒn ɪks[/t]] or, for 2, [[t]ˈfoʊ nɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) edu a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling 2) phn archaic phonetics 1) • Etymology: 1675–85 … From formal English to slang
