noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
rhymes with -æɹɪŋks
rhymes with -ɛəɹɪŋks
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noun
Meaning 1
A type of mechanical larynx to assist those who have lost their original voicebox to produce clearer speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From electro- + larynx.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
電子喉 /电子喉
(diànzǐhóu)
— mechanical larynx to assist those who have list their original voicebox
Finnish:
puhevibraattori
— mechanical larynx to assist those who have list their original voicebox