| 释义 |
logatom Telephony.|ˈlɒgætəm|
[f. Gr. λόγ-ος word + atom.]
A meaningless syllable formed arbitrarily, usually from initial and final consonants and a vowel, for use in testing telephone systems.
1937W. H. Grinsted in Siemens Mag. (Engin. Suppl.) Jan. 4/2 Measurements are easier and more definite if one goes to the limit of intelligibility or uses nonsense syllables (logatoms). Ibid. 8/2 A few approximate contour curves,..for logatom articulation, have been plotted. 1942Knight & Prickett Poole's Telephone Handbk. (ed. 8) xx. 491 These syllables are composed of consonant, vowel and consonant, based on the esperanto alphabet, which are termed logatoms. 1973D. L. Richards Telecommunication by Speech iii. 165 Table 3.13 shows also a list of English single syllable words, which have been constructed by selecting from the English logatoms just described those that were actual English words. |