ipa

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet.

   “However, beyond lexis, the Macmillan range includes other adaptations, such as IPA encoding which reflects Indian English pronunciation, and etymologies that distinguish between "tatsama" and "tadbhava" terms, based on McGregor (1992).”

   “Those two proposals included a few retired and para-IPA letters, but consideration of historical and para-IPA modifiers was largely deferred until the IPA could more fully discuss the desired scope of such encoding through the newly established Alphabet, Charts and Fonts Committee. […] By ‘para-IPA,’ we mean symbols that are commonly used within IPA notation but that are not themselves part of the IPA alphabet.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of International Phonetic Association.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of International Police Association.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of isopropyl alcohol.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of isophthalic acid.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of isopropyl acetate.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism)Initialism of India pale ale.

   “Not bad for an amber or pale ale, but India pale ale, I don't think so. So why does Bass put IPA on the label?”

5. (countable, uncountable)Transcription written in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
6. (countable, uncountable)An IPA file, or an iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS app distributed via IPA files.