Speech-sound
noun, Phonetics.
1.
any of the set of distinctive sounds of a given language.
Compare phoneme.
2.
any audible, elemental, acoustic event occurring in speech: “Go” contains the speech sound “o.”.
Compare phone2 .
3.
any of the sounds of the entire phonetic system of a language.
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- Speech synthesis
The generation of an sound waveform of human speech from a textual or phonetic description. See also speech recognition. There are demonstrations which say a number (http://cs.yale.edu/cgi-bin/saynumber.au) or say a phrase (http://wwwtios.cs.utwente.nl/say/form/).
- Speech therapy
noun 1. treatment to improve the speech of children who have difficulty in learning to speak, for example because of partial deafness or brain damage, or to help restore the power of speech to adults who have lost it or partly lost it through accident or illness speech therapy n. Treatment of speech defects and […]
- Speechway
noun 1. a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- Speechwriter
[speech-rahy-ter] /ˈspitʃˌraɪ tər/ noun 1. a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- Speed
noun 1. rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. 2. relative rapidity in moving, going, etc.; rate of motion or progress: full speed ahead. 3. full, maximum, or optimum rate of motion: The car gets to speed in just nine seconds. 4. Automotive. a […]