voice

Definition of voice in English English dictionary
voicespan>: The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice
voicespan>: To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel
voicespan>: Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f., sg., sh, etc., and also whisper
voicespan>: A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses
voicespan>: To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper
voicespan>: Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote
Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice. — John Dryden.
voicespan>: One who speaks; a speaker
A potent voice of Parliament. — Alfred Tennyson.
voicespan>: Command; precept; — now chiefly used in scriptural language
So shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. — Deuteronomy 8:20.
voicespan>: To clamor; to cry out, to steven — South
voicespan>: Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; steven; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice
Join thy voice unto the angel choir. — John Milton.
voicespan>: The tone or sound emitted by anything
O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice. — Joseph Addison.
voicespan>: To vote; to elect; to appoint — Shakespeare
voiced: Simple past tense and past participle of voice
voiced: : Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone is voiced, while is unvoiced
voiceless: Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced. Examples: , ,
voiceless: Lacking a voice, without vocal sound
All for the love of you.
voices: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of voice
voices: plural form of voice
voicing: a particular arrangement of notes to form a chord
voicing: a classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration
voicing: Present participle of voice
voicing: the final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially a musical instrument
voicing: the articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate
voicespan>: {n} the sound from the mouth, a cry, a vote
voicespan>: {v} to shout, clamor, murmur, report, vote
voiced: {a} furnished with a voice, voted
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voicespan>: Roughly, an instrument definition Each voice is composed of up to four elements, where each element is a waveform plus a number of effects A common effect is to make elements fade in or out depending on key velocity For example, you could make an instrument that sounds like a soft pad when you press the keys lightly, and sounds like a strong bell when you press the keys harder See Also element, part
voicespan>: 1) In synthesizers, a pitch that can be played at the same tine as other pitches are sounded 2) In Yamaha synthesizers, a term meaning the same thing as Sound Patch (one sound that can be created by the synthesizer)
voicespan>: and also whisper
voicespan>: To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ
voicespan>: sound, noise
voicespan>: A term indicating a range of pitch
voicespan>: A sense of personality or individuality that is the effect of all of the many aspects of a piece of writing, including word choice, tone, sentence variety, etc
voicespan>: Pronunciation language(s) in this model T-T-S technology allows you to listen to the pronunciation of any word whether it belongs in the dictionary or not
voicespan>: Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
voicespan>: vt To phone someone, as opposed to emailing them or connecting in {talk mode} "I'm busy now; I'll voice you later "
voicespan>: a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"
voicespan>: the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us"
voicespan>: When someone speaks or sings, you hear their voice. Miriam's voice was strangely calm `The police are here,' she said in a low voice There was a sound of loud voices from the kitchen
voicespan>: A sound-producing component inside the SID chip There are three voices within the SID chip, so the Commodore 128 can produce three different sounds simultaneously Each voice consists of a tone oscillator/waveform generator, an envelope generator and an amplitude modulator
voicespan>: a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
voicespan>: The distinctive and consistent characteristics of the mode of narration
voicespan>: In 01 documentation, means the same thing as "oscillator"
voicespan>: If you lose your voice, you cannot speak for a while because of an illness. I had to be careful not to get a sore throat and lose my voice
voicespan>: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
voicespan>: The Voice is the writer coming through the words, the sense that a real person is speaking to us and cares about the message It is the heart and soul of the writing, the magic, the wit, the feeling, the life and breath When the writer is engaged personally with the topic, he/she imparts a personal tone and flavor to the piece that is unmistakably his/hers alone And it is that individual something-different from the mark of all other writers-that we call voice
voicespan>: A single note which may be sounded by a MIDI device The number of simultaneous voices which a device may sound is also referred to as the 'polyphony' of the device Although technically a single 'note' may use more than one voice in a MIDI device (depending on the configuaration of the device), throughtout this document it is assumed that a note will only use a single voice, and hence the terms 'note' and 'voice' are used interchangably
voicespan>: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
voicespan>: The sound produced by air passing out through the larynx and upper respiratory tract
voicespan>: If someone tells you to keep your voice down, they are asking you to speak more quietly. Keep your voice down, for goodness sake
voicespan>: the distinctive qualities of a writer's style, including diction, attitude, sentence style, and ideas
voicespan>: - the marriage of style and tone: what the poem is about and how the author addresses the subject and the reader
voicespan>: Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc
voicespan>: Anything that can be transferred on a POTS network, namely any signal that fits on a 3 1kHz-bandwidth channel Voice can consist of voiceband-modulated data or facsimile signals or human speech See speech
voicespan>: give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
voicespan>: something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it"
voicespan>: If you have a voice in something, you have the right to express an opinion on it. Egypt is once again accepted as an important voice in Arab politics
voicespan>: To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation
voicespan>: expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
voicespan>: If you voice something such as an opinion or an emotion, you say what you think or feel. Some scientists have voiced concern that the disease could be passed on to humans The predominant opinion voiced by Detroit's Arab population seems to be one of frustration. = express
voicespan>: sound produced by air passing out through the larynx and upper respiratory tract
voicespan>: Someone's voice is their opinion on a particular topic and what they say about it. What does one do when a government simply refuses to listen to the voice of the opposition?
voicespan>: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
voicespan>: {i} sound produced in the throat; expression; language
voicespan>: Command; precept; - now chiefly used in scriptural language
voicespan>: If a number of people say something with one voice, they all express the same opinion about something. This would enable the community to speak with one voice in world affairs. a British newspaper especially for the black community. In grammar, the form of a verb indicating the relation between the participants (subject, object) in a narrated event and the event itself. English grammar distinguishes between the active voice ("The hunter killed the bear") and the passive voice ("The bear was killed by the hunter"). In the active voice, the emphasis is on the subject of the active verb (the agent performing the action named), whereas the passive voice indicates that the subject receives the action. voice box voice recognition voice mail Voice of America
voicespan>: In grammar, if a verb is in the active voice, the person who performs the action is the subject of the verb. If a verb is in the passive voice, the thing or person affected by the action is the subject of the verb
voicespan>: and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc
voicespan>: May be categorized as soprano (S), alto (A), tenor (T), or bass (B), representing singing ranges from high to low; music is often arranged in SATB form as well as SA, SSA, SAB, TTBB, and so on Other intermediate voices include mezzo-soprano, contralto, and baritone
voicespan>: Command; precept; now chiefly used in scriptural language
voicespan>: {f} raise an opinion; adjust the tone of
voicespan>: If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud. a community radio run by the Catholic Church which gave voice to the protests of the slum-dwellers. = express
voicespan>: Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; - distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper
voicespan>: a system of inflections of a verb to indicate the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses English has two voices: active and passive Welsh may have laryngitis, because it seems to have lost its voice
voicespan>: utter with vibrating vocal chords
voicespan>: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
voicespan>: the ability to speak; "he lost his voice"
voicespan>: To clamor; to cry out
voicespan>: (1) An element of synthesizer circuitry capable of producing a note The polyphonic capability of a synthesizer is defined by how many voices it has See polyphony (2) In Yamaha synthesizers, a patch (sound)
voicespan>: Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice
voicespan>: one of the melodic parts in a vocal or instrumental composition Scores for a vocal work may be published separately for high, medium, and/or low voice, and the term--high, medium, or low--will be appended to the end of the call number to distinguish that score from those published for another voice range (see Appendix D) Table of Contents Music/AV Cataloging Team | Cataloging Services | University Libraries | Penn State Send comments about these pages Send mail to the Music/AV Cataloging Team Leader
voicespan>: If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly. If you lower your voice, you speak more quietly. He raised his voice for the benefit of the other two women She'd lowered her voice until it was barely audible
voicespan>: The person who is talking to the reader In grammar, active voice indicates that the subject acted upon the object Example: Todd ate the bread Passive voice indicates that the object was acted upon Example: The bread was eaten by Todd
voicespan>: (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
voicespan>: To vote; to elect; to appoint
voicespan>: We, as readers, are aware of a voice beyond the fictitious voices that speak in a work, and a persona behind all the dramatic personae A persuasive authorial presence whose values, beliefs, and moral vision serve as a controlling force throughout a work, helps to sway the reader to yield the imaginative consent without which a poem or novel would remain an elaborate verbal game
voicespan>: 1 The production of sound from the vocal chords, often used in music The voice falls into six basic categories defined by pitch, ranging, from bottom to top, Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Contralto, Mezzo Soprano, and Soprano (three male and three female) The voices are sufficiently different in timbre to be easily distinguished, even when singing the same pitch Two exceptions are the Castrato and Countertenor in the male voice which are rare 2 The term is also used in reference to a single melodic line of music (either vocal or instrumental) in a polyphonic composition Search Google com for Voice
voicespan>: the acknowledged or unacknowledged source of the words of the story; the speaker; the "person" telling the story Close Window
voicespan>: emphasis If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it as loudly as possible. `Damn!' he yelled at the top of his voice
voicespan>: (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
voiced: Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice
voiced: Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed
voiced: of speech sounds
voiced: past tense and past participle of the verb to voice
voiced: A voiced speech sound is one that is produced with vibration of the vocal cords
voiced: {s} having a voice of a particular kind (e.g. high-voiced); expressed vocally; tonal, resonant
voiced: produced or delivered by the voice; often used in combination; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; "loud-voiced teenagers"
voiced: Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords
voiced: sonant
voiceless: {s} without a voice; silent; having no opinion; without influence; having no vote
voiceless: A voiceless speech sound is one that is produced without vibration of the vocal cords
voiceless: of speech sounds
voiceless: Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant; surd
voiceless: not using the voice; "unvoiced thoughts"; "unvoiced consonants such as `p' and `k' and `s'"
voiceless: uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers"
voiceless: Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb
voiceless: being voiceless through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
voiceless: Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced. Examples: [t], [s], [f]
voiceless: unvoiced
voiceless: soft
voicelessly: in a voiceless manner
voicelessly: silently, mutely; without influence
voicelessness: The condition of being voiceless
voicelessness: a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
voicelessness: {i} state of being without a voice; condition of lacking an opinion; condition of having no influence
voicer: a speaker who voices an opinion
voicer: a speaker who voices an opinion someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes
voicer: someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes
voices: third-person singular of voice
voices: plural of voice
voicing: The process of shaping a signal's characteristic tone, that is the relative intensity of its low, middle and high frequency components
voicing: the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color
voicing: Voicing refers to the vertical distribution of the pitches of a chord above the bass When the root of a triad is in the bass, we describe the voicing of chords as chords in either open or close position In open position, in between any two members of the chord, another chord tone could be insterted In close position, no other chord tones could be inserted between two members of the chord
voicing: Adjusting organ pipes to have the desired sound
voicing: Method of categorizing sounds with regard to presence or absence of vocal cord vibration Sounds are either voiced or unvoiced
voicing: the final regulation of the pitch and tone of the pipes of an organ
voicing: {i} raising an opinion; adjusting the tone of
voicing: The operation of shaping the plectra and regulating the jacks to produce an even and properly functioning stop

voice

Synonyms

steven, reard, vote, say-so, articulation, call, cry, delivery, exclamation, inflection, intonation, modulation, murmur, mutter, roar

Antonyms

be quiet

Etymology

() From Middle English vois, from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of Latin vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *wek-, *wekʷ-, *wokʷ- (“to utter, speak”). Cognate with Sanskrit वच् (“to say, speak”), German erwähnen (“to mention”). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”), from Old English stefn (see steven), Middle English rouste "voice" from Old Norse raust, and Middle English rearde "voice" from Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, epic, vocal, vouch, vowel.