synthesized speech

collocation in English

meaningsofsynthesizeandspeech

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synthesize
verb[T]
uk
/ˈsɪn.θə.saɪz/us
/ˈsɪn.θə.saɪz/
to produce a substance by a chemical reaction in plants ...
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speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition ofsynthesizeandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsynthesized speech

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This step was taken to familiarise the child withsynthesizedspeech.
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Little work has been done to compare the transmission of information content by thesynthesizedspeech.
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Because of the difficulty of achieving natural, not mechanical, soundingsynthesizedspeech, real speech data were resynthesized, rather than fully synthesizing a speech sample.
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Information can be returned to the user in the form ofsynthesizedspeechor by using any other dialog modality depending on the requirement made by the application.
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Once a boundary site has been determined, text up to that point is sent off to the synthesizer and the listener hears thesynthesizedspeechfollowed by a pause.
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The child is taught alternative ways to communicate : perhaps manual signs, pointing to pictures or graphic symbols, perhaps using an electronic device that producessynthesizedspeech.
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Generally, concatenative synthesis produces the most natural-soundingsynthesizedspeech.
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Speech output possibilities included both digitized andsynthesizedspeech.
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Withsynthesizedspeechthere is virtually unlimited storage capacity for messages with few demands on memory space.
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It also includes elements ofsynthesizedspeechand sound effects.
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Instead, thesynthesizedspeechoutput is created using additive synthesis and an acoustic model (physical modelling synthesis).
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Synthesizedspeechcan be created by concatenating pieces of recorded speech that are stored in a database.
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High-speedsynthesizedspeechis used by the visually impaired to quickly navigate computers using a screen reader.
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The recognition and synthesis engines also generate events while processing (for example, to indicate an utterance has been recognized or to indicate word boundaries in thesynthesizedspeech).
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At the same timesynthesizedspeechwas becoming available in more languages.
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Morse is therefore a useful alternative tosynthesizedspeechfor sending automated data to skilled listeners on voice channels.
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