visible speech

vis·i·ble speech

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Definitions of visible speech words

noun visible speech the representation in graphic or pictorial form of characteristics of speech, as by means of sound spectrograms. 1
noun visible speech the system of handwritten phonetic symbols invented by Melville Bell in 1867 to provide a visually comprehensible rendition of speech sounds. 1
noun visible speech a system of phonetic notation invented by Alexander Melville Bell (1819–1905) that utilized symbols based on the schematic representation of the articulations used for each speech sound 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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