unvoiced

English

Etymology

un- + voiced.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈvɔɪst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɪst

Adjective

unvoiced (not comparable)

  1. Not spoken or expressed.
    I could guess her unvoiced opinon.
  2. (linguistics) Spoken without vibration of the vocal chords.
    Synonym: voiceless
  3. (signal processing, of a signal) That does not contain voice.
    • 1999, ISIE ..., volumes 1-3, IEEE Service Center:
      The unvoiced signal is smaller energy than voiced signal and, so, this section is applied the smaller threshold.
  4. (Internet) Of an IRC user: not granted voice privileges.

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