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homophony
homophony , species of musical ensemble texture in which all voice parts move more or less to the same rhythm, in which a listener tends to hear the highest voice as the melody and the lower voices as its accompaniment. This term is also used for a texture comprising a melodic line with chordal... Read more |
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Asynchronous transfer mode
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) The physical infrastructure supporting data communications has improved its ability to transmit data quickly with advances such as optical fibers. As this physical capacity increases, there is a need to utilize effectively the ... Read more |
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Josiah Strong
Josiah Strong Josiah Strong (1847-1916) was one of America's leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Aclergyman who proposed revolutionary religion-oriented solutions to perceived inequities in America's social and economic network,... Read more |
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Laryngectomy
Laryngectomy Definition A laryngectomy is the partial or complete surgical removal of the voice box (larynx). Purpose Because of its location, the voice box, or larynx, plays a critical role in breathing, swallowing, and speaking. The larynx is located above the windpipe... Read more |
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Z
Z 26th and last letter of the alphabet , representing the voiced correspondent of voiceless s, as in the English zebra. Its original is the Greek zeta, which the Romans borrowed and added to their alphabet.... Read more |
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contralto
contralto , female voice of lowest pitch. Originally, the term denoted a second voice set against ( contra ) a high voice ( alto ); thus, a second high voice. Since most second parts were for a high male voice or a low woman's voice, the term came to mean a low woman's voice, pitched about a fifth... Read more |
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Voice mail
VOICE MESSAGING Voice messaging is a computerized method of storing and manipulating spoken recorded messages that is accessible to users from any touch-tone phone twenty-four hours a day. A voice-messaging system can be easily accessed by local, remote, or mobile users via land-lines or cellular... Read more |
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B
B second letter of the alphabet . Its Greek correspondent is named beta. It is a usual symbol for a voiced bilabial stop. In musical notation it is used to represent a note in the scale. In chemistry B is the symbol of the element boron .... Read more |
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Electronic Voice Alteration
Voice Alteration, Electronic In most cases, voice alteration technologies are employed to obscure an individual's identity. The ability of to alter the voice, however, also can be very useful in intelligence gathering and espionage. Impersonating a target individual (e.g.,... Read more |
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Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices Rock band “I Thought It Was Cool Read more |
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Joyce McMillan on theatre: Jane Eyre / Porridge / Soup: Too little fire in...
...Jane Eyre and a bold Mr Rochester...as one of the boldest artists of her...and looks more awkward at others. Even at its least convincing...still makes a bold attempt both at a Yorkshire accent, and at...homme fatal; ... |