articulatory phonetics

noun

the branch of phonetics dealing with the motive processes and anatomy involved in the production of the sounds of speech.Compare acoustic phonetics(def 1), auditory phonetics, physiological phonetics.

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Origin of articulatory phonetics

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby articulatory phonetics

articulatio, articulation, articulator, articulatory feature, articulatory loop, articulatory phonetics, artie, artifact, artifacting, artifactitious, artifice
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British Dictionary definitions for articulatory phonetics

articulatory phonetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of phonetics concerned with the production of speech soundsCompare acoustic phonetics, auditory phonetics
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