Defenition of Phonetic

Phonetic
 
Simple Definition of phonetic
• : of or relating to spoken language, speech sounds, or the science of phonetics
• : representing each speech sound with a single symbol
• : using a system of written symbols that represent speech sounds in a way that is very close to how they actually sound
 
Full Definition of phonetic
 
1. 1 : representing the sounds and other phenomena of speech: as a : constituting an alteration of ordinary spelling that better represents the spoken language, that employs only characters of the regular alphabet, and that is used in a context of conventional spelling b : representing speech sounds by means of symbols that have one value only c : employing for speech sounds more than the minimum number of symbols necessary to represent the significant differences in a speaker's speech
2. 2 a : of or relating to spoken language or speech sounds b : of or relating to the science of phonetics

References
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phonetic