VOX
[ voks ]
/ vɒks /
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noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for VOX
vox
/ (vɒks) /
noun plural voces (ˈvəʊsiːz)
a voice or sound
Word Origin for vox
Latin: voice
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