Vocoid (adj/noun)
vok-oyd
of or relating to a sound produced without stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; vowellike./A vocoid sound
First recorded in 1940–45; voc(al) + -oid
Example sentences
“Consider certain weak vocoids as constituting nonsignificant transition sounds”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
