VOX
[voks]
- a device in certain types of telecommunications equipment, as telephone answering machines, that converts an incoming voice or sound signal into an electrical signal that turns on a transmitter or recorder that continues to operate as long as the incoming signal is maintained.
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Origin of VOX
vox et praeterea nihil
[wohks et prahy-te-re-ah ni-hil; English voks et pri-teer-ee-uh nahy-hil]
- a voice and nothing more.
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vox populi
[voks pop-yuh-lahy]
- the voice of the people; popular opinion.Abbreviationvox pop.
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Origin of vox populi
From the Latin word vōx populī
vox populi, vox Dei
[wohks poh-poo-lee wohks de-ee; English voks pop-yuh-lahy voks dee-ahy, dey-ee]
- the voice of the people (is) the voice of God.
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Examples from the Web for vox
Contemporary Examples
News stories like this one at Vox expressed the consensus view that we were now allying with Assad.
Vox also catalogues the many Republicans, from Newt Gingrich to George W. Bush, who publicly talked about the climate crisis.
Obama’s New Emissions Rules Will Yank the Climate Change Debate Back Into RealitySally Kohn
June 2, 2014
Which brings me to the bone that remains to be picked with Vox, helpful as their tidy summary of the CDC data was.
A recent Vox article, which calls to reduce doctor pay, struck many physicians as particularly off the mark.
Timothy B. Lee has a good visual aid at Vox showing exactly how this occurs.
Historical Examples
The vox Bensonorum was as familiar as the Congregational bell.
'Charge It'Irving Bacheller
Vox populi, vox Dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
The wonderful "vox humana" stop also belongs to this manual.
How it WorksArchibald Williams
At length I croaked out, 'Vox faucibus hsit, domine—Vox faucibus hsit.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2)Michael Scott
The mover of any such proposal was vox clamantis in deserto.
Chapter of AutobiographyW E Gladstone
vox
- a voice or sound
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Word Origin
Latin: voice
vox populi
- the voice of the people; popular or public opinion
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Word Origin
Latin
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Word Origin and History for vox
Latin, literally "voice" (see voice (n.)).
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vox populi
n.
1540s, Latin, literally "voice of the people." The full maxim (first attested in Medieval Latin) is vox populi, vox Dei "the voice of the people is the voice of God." Short form vox pop attested by 1964.
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