voice boxn.

Brit.

/ˈvɔɪs bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈvɔɪs ˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: voice n., box n.²

Etymology: < voice n. + box n.²

a. The larynx.

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the world > life > the body > speech organs > types of speech organ > [noun] > throat > larynx

throat-bolleOE

larynx1578

throttle1615

Adam's apple1625

voice box1835

apple1895

1835 in D. E. Manuel Walking Paris Hospitals (2004) 145 Respiration loud & natural at upper part—towads the lower, became almost bronchial—no resonance of the voice box several times &c.

1870 Nature 3 Feb. 358/2 The arcana of the nose, frontal sinuses, throat, voice-box, and chest.

1912 A. Keith Human Body i. 16 The windpipe has already been exposed, and is seen issuing from the voice-box or larynx below the chin.

1954 I. Asimov Chemicals of Life ix. 126 An example of such a ductless gland is the thyroid gland, which is located in the throat around the voice-box.

1994 Times 20 June 9/1 A man..lost the power of speech when doctors removed his voice box by mistake.

b. A device designed to replace the larynx or to produce an imitation of the human voice.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] > machine imitating human voice

voice box1878

speech synthesizer1953

1878 Lancet 19 Jan. 87/2 In the artificial voice-box the sound produced..contrasted with what took place in the normal larynx.

1961 F. Leiber Big Time iv. 39 The little voicebox belted to his side squeaked, ‘Naughty, naughty.’

1985 S. Sucharitkul Alien Swordmaster iv. xxii. 152 Tomoko said, ‘What do you want’? trying to sound authoritative, utilizing her synthesizing voicebox.

2001 Teddy Bear Scene Jan. 17/2 Some of the woodwool stuffing, especially in the body, had powdered down leaving the large cylinder tilt voice box lying horizontally across the body.

2. An intercom; = speak-box n. at speak v. Compounds.

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society > communication > telecommunication > intercom > [noun] > intercom devices

dictating machine1878

dictograph1907

squawk box1954

entryphone1958

speak-box1962

voice box1968

1968 Sci. News 93 344/3 (advt.) I report on TV cameras or two-way voice boxes that escort you from your lobby into your elevator.

1971 ‘K. Royce’ Concrete Boot i. 18 I rang the bell and a voicebox crackled in my ear. I told him who I was and pushed the door.

1996 Chicago Tribune 29 Dec. iv. 4/2 Customers pulling up to the MacDonald's drive-through are greeted by a cheery voice crackling from the voicebox.

3. Telecommunications. = voice mailbox n. at voice n. Compounds 2.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > system or equipment for leaving voice messages

answerphone1917

answering machine1924

answerer1959

voicebank1978

voicemail1980

voice mailbox1980

voice messaging1981

voice box1984

1984 Japan Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Mar. 9 Marubeni to install voice-box-mail system.

1998 P. di Nicola & R. Parrotto in P. J. Jackson & J. M. Van Der Wielen Teleworking xix. 310 The asynchronous technologies, which include telefax, the voice-box systems and electronic mail and make it possible to be reached without being accessible.

2007 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 21 Even if you aren't home when they call, they leave messages on your voice box.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voice box
释义	voice boxn. Brit. /ˈvɔɪs bɒks/, U.S. /ˈvɔɪs ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: voice n., box n.² Etymology: < voice n. + box n.² 1. a. The larynx. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > speech organs > types of speech organ > [noun] > throat > larynx throat-bolleOE larynx1578 throttle1615 Adam's apple1625 voice box1835 apple1895 1835 in D. E. Manuel Walking Paris Hospitals (2004) 145 Respiration loud & natural at upper part—towads the lower, became almost bronchial—no resonance of the voice box several times &c. 1870 Nature 3 Feb. 358/2 The arcana of the nose, frontal sinuses, throat, voice-box, and chest. 1912 A. Keith Human Body i. 16 The windpipe has already been exposed, and is seen issuing from the voice-box or larynx below the chin. 1954 I. Asimov Chemicals of Life ix. 126 An example of such a ductless gland is the thyroid gland, which is located in the throat around the voice-box. 1994 Times 20 June 9/1 A man..lost the power of speech when doctors removed his voice box by mistake. b. A device designed to replace the larynx or to produce an imitation of the human voice. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [noun] > machine imitating human voice voice box1878 speech synthesizer1953 1878 Lancet 19 Jan. 87/2 In the artificial voice-box the sound produced..contrasted with what took place in the normal larynx. 1961 F. Leiber Big Time iv. 39 The little voicebox belted to his side squeaked, ‘Naughty, naughty.’ 1985 S. Sucharitkul Alien Swordmaster iv. xxii. 152 Tomoko said, ‘What do you want’? trying to sound authoritative, utilizing her synthesizing voicebox. 2001 Teddy Bear Scene Jan. 17/2 Some of the woodwool stuffing, especially in the body, had powdered down leaving the large cylinder tilt voice box lying horizontally across the body. 2. An intercom; = speak-box n. at speak v. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > intercom > [noun] > intercom devices dictating machine1878 dictograph1907 squawk box1954 entryphone1958 speak-box1962 voice box1968 1968 Sci. News 93 344/3 (advt.) I report on TV cameras or two-way voice boxes that escort you from your lobby into your elevator. 1971 ‘K. Royce’ Concrete Boot i. 18 I rang the bell and a voicebox crackled in my ear. I told him who I was and pushed the door. 1996 Chicago Tribune 29 Dec. iv. 4/2 Customers pulling up to the MacDonald's drive-through are greeted by a cheery voice crackling from the voicebox. 3. Telecommunications. = voice mailbox n. at voice n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone > system or equipment for leaving voice messages answerphone1917 answering machine1924 answerer1959 voicebank1978 voicemail1980 voice mailbox1980 voice messaging1981 voice box1984 1984 Japan Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 13 Mar. 9 Marubeni to install voice-box-mail system. 1998 P. di Nicola & R. Parrotto in P. J. Jackson & J. M. Van Der Wielen Teleworking xix. 310 The asynchronous technologies, which include telefax, the voice-box systems and electronic mail and make it possible to be reached without being accessible. 2007 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 21 Even if you aren't home when they call, they leave messages on your voice box. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1835
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