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voice onset time

voice onset time noun: the amount of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing.

Noun

voice onset time (plural voice onset times)

  1. The amount of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing.
    Synonyms:
    VOT

Synonyms of voice onset time

Forms of voice onset time

pluralvoice onset times

Questions about voice onset time

What does voice onset time mean?
Voice onset time means the amount of time that passes between the release of a stop consonant and the onset of voicing.
What part of speech is voice onset time?
Voice onset time is a noun.
What is the plural of voice onset time?
The plural of voice onset time is voice onset times.

Words near voice onset time in the dictionary

  1. voice mails
  2. voice message
  3. voice messages
  4. voice note
  5. voice of reason
  6. voice onset time
  7. voice onset times
  8. voice over broadband
  9. voice over IP
  10. Voice over NR
  11. voice picking

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