VOX

[voks]

noun

1. 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.

vox

/ vɒks /

noun

1. a voice or sound

Word History and Origins

Origin of VOX¹

Acronym from voice-operated keying, altered to conform to Latin vōx voice

Word History and Origins

Origin of VOX¹

Latin: voice

Example Sentences

Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern are joined by Vox’s Ian Millhiser to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court term, which officially starts on Monday.

From Slate

“If there’s one thing a large majority of Americans have consistently agreed on this year, it’s that the Democratic Party sucks,” Christian Paz wrote in a new essay at Vox.

From Salon

“A small uptick in cow’s milk intake is, obviously, not tantamount to the calamities that have been unleashed over the last six weeks in American politics,” wrote Vox’s Marina Bolotnikova back in March.

From Salon

As Vox’s Eric Levitz noted on Monday, the “labor market is much weaker than previously thought.”

From Salon

At the beginning of July, Vox even questioned if kids are capable of experiencing the “delirious boredom” of a ’90s summer.

From Los Angeles Times