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  • 11voice — voice1 W1S2 [vɔıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(speaking)¦ 2¦(singing)¦ 3¦(opinion)¦ 4 speak with one voice 5¦(representative)¦ 6 the voice of reason/experience etc 7¦(feelings)¦ 8 inner voice 9¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1 …

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  • 12Voice onset time — In phonetics, voice onset time, commonly abbreviated VOT, is the length of time that passes between when a consonant is released and when voicing, the vibration of the vocal folds begins.The three major phonation types of stops can be analyzed in …

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  • 13voice — /vɔɪs / (say voys) noun 1. the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. 2. the sounds naturally uttered by a single person in speech or vocal utterance, often… …

  • 14voice — [[t]vɔɪs[/t]] n. v. voiced, voic•ing 1) the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, esp. of human beings in speaking, singing, etc 2) the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of… …

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  • 15voice — n. & v. n. 1 a sound formed in the larynx etc. and uttered by the mouth, esp. human utterance in speaking, shouting, singing, etc. (heard a voice; spoke in a low voice). b the ability to produce this (has lost her voice). 2 a the use of the… …

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  • 16voice — 1. noun 1) she lost her voice Syn: power of speech 2) he gave voice to his anger Syn: expression, utterance, verbalization, vocalization 3) we speak with one voice Syn …

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  • 17Voice over Internet Protocol — (VoIP, IPAEng|vɔɪp) is a protocol optimized for the transmission of voice through the Internet or other packet switched networks. VoIP is often used abstractly to refer to the actual transmission of voice (rather than the protocol implementing… …

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  • 18Voice therapy (trans) — Voice therapy or voice training refers to any non surgical technique used to improve or modify the human voice. Because voice is a gender cue , transsexual women frequently undertake voice therapy as a part of gender transition in order to make… …

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  • 19Voice of America — (VOA), is the official external radio and television broadcasting service of the United States federal government. Its oversight entity is the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). VOA broadcasts by satellite and on FM, AM, and shortwave radio… …

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  • 20Voice activity detection — (also known as speech activity detection or, more simply, speech detection) is an algorithm used in speech processing wherein the presence or absence of human speech is detected in regions of audio. The main uses of VAD are in speech coding and… …

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