Vox — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːks/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɒks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɒks/

1 syllable Say it as /vˈɑːks/.

Examples

a singer takes good care of his voice
the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vocalism vocalisation vocalization voice phonation

Parts of Speech

noun	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”

Word Forms

voice	verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalize	verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalise	verb	utter with vibrating vocal chords
vocalist	noun	a person who sings
phonate	verb	utter speech sounds

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

voz

el sonido producido por la vibración de las cuerdas vocales modificado por la resonancia del tracto vocal

🇮🇹Italian

voce

il suono prodotto dalla vibrazione delle corde vocali modificata dalla risonanza del tratto vocale

🇵🇹Portuguese

voz

o som produzido pela vibração das pregas vocais modificado pela ressonância do trato vocal

🇷🇺Russian

вокс

звук, производимый вибрацией голосовых связок, измененный резонансом речевого тракта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वर

स्वर तंत्र की प्रतिध्वनि द्वारा संशोधित स्वर सिलवटों के कंपन से बनी ध्वनि

🇮🇳Tamil

வொக்ஸ்

குரல் குழாயின் அதிர்வு மூலம் மாற்றியமைக்கப்பட்ட குரல் மடிப்புகளின் அதிர்வுகளால் ஏற்படும் ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

వోక్స్

స్వర వాహిక యొక్క ప్రతిధ్వని ద్వారా సవరించబడిన స్వర మడతల కంపనం ద్వారా ఏర్పడే ధ్వని

🇮🇳Gujarati

વોક્સ

સ્વર માર્ગના પડઘો દ્વારા સંશોધિત સ્વર ગણોના કંપન દ્વારા બનાવવામાં આવેલ અવાજ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വോക്സ്

വോക്കൽ ട്രാക്റ്റിൻ്റെ അനുരണനത്താൽ പരിഷ്കരിച്ച വോക്കൽ ഫോൾഡുകളുടെ വൈബ്രേഷൻ മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ശബ്ദം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

声音

通过声道共振改变声带振动而发出的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

ボックス

声道の共鳴によって変化した声帯の振動によって作られる音

🇰🇷Korean

소리

성도의 공명에 의해 변형된 성대 진동에 의해 만들어지는 소리

🇹🇭Thai

ว็อกซ์

เสียงที่เกิดจากการสั่นสะเทือนของเส้นเสียงที่ถูกแก้ไขโดยการสะท้อนของเส้นเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

suara

bunyi yang dihasilkan oleh getaran pita suara yang diubah oleh resonansi saluran suara

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

واکس

صدای ایجاد شده توسط ارتعاش تارهای صوتی که توسط رزونانس مجرای صوتی تغییر یافته است

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹל

הצליל שנוצר על ידי רטט של קפלי הקול שהשתנו על ידי התהודה של מערכת הקול

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