acrophonetic, a.
(ˌækrəʊfəʊˈnɛtɪk)
[mod. f. Gr. ἄκρο-, see acro- + ϕωνητ-ός to be uttered + -ic.]
Pertaining to acrophony.
| 1866 Felton Anc. & Mod. Greece I. iii. 49 The principle of this alphabetic element has received the technical name of acrophonetic, or the principle of initial sounds. |