phonography

phonography Definition

pho·nog·ra·phy (fō näg′rə fē, fə-)

noun

a written or printed representation of the sounds of speech; phonetic spelling or transcription
any system of shorthand based on a phonetic transcription of speech; esp., the system invented by Sir Isaac Pitman

Etymology: phono- + -graphy

phonography Usage Examples

Converse of object

use: Fetal monitoring using phonography involves the transcription and analysis of vibrations originating in the fetus.

Adjective modifier

fetal: Taken together, these factors have given rise to the conce pt of wide bandwidth fetal phonography.

Modifies a noun

transducer: The design of compliance matched phonography transducers [ Talbert et al.

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