Pho-nē'tic, a.

a. [Gr. φωνητικός, from φωνή, a sound, tone; Fr. phonétique.]

1. Pertaining to the voice, or its use.
2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; — opposed to ideographic.

Phonetic spelling, spelling in phonetic characters, or by the principles of phonetics; — contrasted with Romanic spelling, or that by use of the Roman alphabet.