phonemoid (n.)

A term sometimes used in PHONETICS to refer to a TRANSCRIPTION in which the symbols (capital letters within slashes) represent UNITS that differ in particular ways from traditional conceptions of the PHONEME. Typically, the symbols represent acoustically based similarities across different languages in, for example, SYLLABLE-final NASALS and LATERALS or VOWEL and CONSONANT lengthening. The ARCHIPHONEME might also be described as a phonemoidal construct.