Uncountable nouns ending in –icsathletics,ballistics,civics,cybernetics,genetics,geophysics,gymnastics,linguistics,optics,orthodontics,orthopaedics,phonetics,phonics,physics,semantics,semiotics,stylistics,thermodynamics▸phon·et·icianBrE/ˌfəʊnəˈtɪʃn/NAmE/ˌfoʊnəˈtɪʃn/BrE/ˌfɒnəˈtɪʃn/NAmE/ˌfɑːnəˈtɪʃn/noun