pho ‧ net ‧ ics /fəˈnetɪks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the science and study of speech sounds
—phonetician /ˌfəʊnəˈtɪʃən, ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən, ˌfɒn- $ ˌfoʊ-/ noun [countable]
pho ‧ net ‧ ics /fəˈnetɪks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
the science and study of speech sounds
—phonetician /ˌfəʊnəˈtɪʃən, ˌfəʊnɪˈtɪʃən, ˌfɒn- $ ˌfoʊ-/ noun [countable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012