graphetics

English

Etymology

By analogy with phonetics. By surface analysis, graphetic +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹæˈfɛ.tɪks/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɪks
• Hyphenation: gra‧phe‧tics, graph‧et‧ics

Noun

graphetics (uncountable)

1. A branch of linguistics concerned with the analysis of the physical properties of shapes used in writing.

Related terms

• graphetic