phonography

fəˈnɑɡrəfi

Definition

Definition of phonography - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writing

TECH.

system of shorthand writing using symbols to represent sounds

TECH.

She learned phonography to take faster notes during lectures.

stenography

tachygraphy

speech transcription

TECH.

art or practice of transcribing speech with symbols representing sounds

TECH.

Phonography was essential for accurately documenting interviews.

shorthand

stenography

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Origin of phonography

Greek, phono (sound) + graphy (writing)

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phonographic

adj.

sound recording

related to phonography or phonographs

Examples of phonography in a sentence

He studied phonography to improve his transcription skills.
He studied phonography to become a court reporter.
Phonography helps in preserving spoken languages.

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French:sténographie phonétique, phonographie, ...
German:Phonografie, Sprachtranskription, ...
Italian:stenografia, fonografia, ...
Spanish:taquigrafía, fonografía, ...
Portuguese:estenografia, transcrição fonética, ...
Chinese:速记法, 语音记录, ...
Japanese:音声速記, 音声転写, ...
Arabic:اِخْتِزال صَوْتي, فُونُوغْرَافْيَا, ...
Hebrew:שִׁיטַת כְּתָב־מְקוּצָר, פונוגרפיה, ...
Russian:фонография, фонографическая транскрипция, ...
Ukrainian:стенографія, транскрипція мови, ...
Hindi:ध्वनिलेखन, ध्वनि लिप्यंतरण, ...
Bengali:ফোনোগ্রাফি, বাক্যলিপি, ...
Catalan:fonografia, transcripció fonètica, ...
Czech:těsnopis, fonografie, ...
Danish:fonografi, taleafskrift, ...
Dutch:snelschrift, spraaktranscriptie, ...
Greek:φωνογραφία, μεταγραφή ομιλίας, ...
Hungarian:fonográfia, hangjelölés, ...
Khmer:អក្សរសញ្ញាសំឡេង, ការសរសេរកត់ត្រាសំឡេងនិយាយដោយប្រើនិមិត្តសញ្ញាតំណាងសំឡេង, ...
Korean:속기법, 음성 기록, ...
Persian:فونگرافی, آوا نگاری, ...
Polish:stenografia, transkrypcja mowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):estenografia, transcrição fonética, ...
Romanian:stenografie, transcrierea vorbirii, ...
Swedish:stenografi, taltranskription, ...
Thai:การเขียนชวเลข, การถอดเสียง, ...
Turkish:stenografi, konuşma transkripsiyonu, ...
Vietnamese:tốc ký, phiên âm giọng nói, ...

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