vocoder

[ voh-koh-der ]
/ ˈvoʊˌkoʊ dər /

noun

an electronic device that synthesizes speech.

Origin of vocoder

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby vocoder

vociferance, vociferant, vociferate, vociferation, vociferous, vocoder, vocoid, vod, vodcasting, vodka, vodun

Example sentences from the Web for vocoder

  • He barely lets his voice be heard without distorting it with a vocoder, adding to the eerie, robot-cold feel of it all.

    Kanye's Heartbreak |Touré |December 2, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

  • Mike switched off the vocoder, flipped his intercom to the temporary galley in the morgue, and ordered two breakfasts readied.

    Where I Wasn't Going |Walt Richmond

  • As the second set of drawings neared completion, Ishie glanced at the clock, then turned to the Cow's vocoder.

    Where I Wasn't Going |Walt Richmond

  • Making a vocoder to reproduce that speech is going to be fun.

    Naudsonce |H. Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for vocoder

vocoder
/ (ˈvəʊˌkəʊdə) /

noun

music a type of synthesizer that uses the human voice as an oscillator