graphetics

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɹæˈfɛ.tɪks/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • 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.