forensic

1. 1.

   of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument

   Similarrhetorical
2. 2.

   used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law

   “forensic photograph”

   “forensic ballistics”

   Similarapplied

Questions about forensic

What does forensic mean?

forensic means "of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in forensic?

forensic has 3 syllables: fo-ren-sic. The stress falls on "ren". In IPA it is /fɚˈɛnsɪk/.

Is forensic a common word?

forensic is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.