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vocoder

[ voh-koh-der ]

noun

  1. an electronic device that synthesizes speech.


vocoder

/ ˈvəʊˌkəʊdə /

noun

  1. music a type of synthesizer that uses the human voice as an oscillator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocoder1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

He barely lets his voice be heard without distorting it with a vocoder, adding to the eerie, robot-cold feel of it all.

Mike switched off the vocoder, flipped his intercom to the temporary galley in the morgue, and ordered two breakfasts readied.

As the second set of drawings neared completion, Ishie glanced at the clock, then turned to the Cow's vocoder.

Making a vocoder to reproduce that speech is going to be fun.

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