voicing
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voic·ing
(voi′sĭng)n.
1. The act, practice, or production of one that voices.
2. Music Tonal quality or blend of an instrument in an ensemble, especially a jazz ensemble, or of the ensemble as a whole.
3. Linguistics The vibration of the vocal cords during the production of speech or a speech sound.
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voicing
(ˈvɔɪsɪŋ)n
1. (Music, other) music the arrangement of musical notes to form a chord
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics the process of articulating a speech sound with voice
3. (Music, other) music the act or process of adjusting the tone of an organ pipe
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| Noun | 1. | voicing - the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color |
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voicing
nounThe use of the speech organs to produce sounds:
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voisement
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