| speech perception | The process whereby an utterance is decoded into a representation in terms of linguistic units (sequences of phonetic segments which combine to form lexical and grammatical morphemes). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| speech production measurement | Measurement of parameters of the speech product such as vocal tone, loudness, pitch, voice quality, articulation, resonance, phonation, phonetic structure and prosody. (12 Dec 1998) |
| speech reception threshold test | A test to determine the lowest sound intensity level at which fifty percent or more of the spondaic test words (words of two syllables having equal stress) are repeated correctly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| speech therapist | <specialist> An individual trained to assist patients in restoring speech and communication functions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| speech, alaryngeal | Methods of enabling a patient without a larynx or with a non-functional larynx to produce voice or speech. The methods may be pneumatic or electronic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| speech, oesophageal | A method of speech used after laryngectomy, with sound produced by vibration of the column of air in the oesophagus against the contracting cricopharyngeal sphincter. (12 Dec 1998) |
| speech-language pathology | The study of speech or language disorders and their diagnosis and correction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| speed | 1. To go; to fare. "To warn him now he is too farre sped." (Remedy of Love) 2. To experience in going; to have any condition, good or ill; to fare. "Ships heretofore in seas lke fishes sped; The mightiest still upon the smallest fed." (Waller) 3. To fare well; to have success; to prosper. "Save London, and send true lawyers their meed! For whoso wants money with them shall not speed!" (Lydgate) "I told ye then he should prevail, and speed On his bad errand." (Milton) 4. To make haste; to move with celerity. "I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch of possibility." (Shak) 5. To be expedient. Origin: AS. Spdan, fr. Spd, n.; akin to D. Spoeden, G. Sich sputen. See Speed. 1. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success. "For common speed." "O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day." (Gen. Xxiv. 12) 2. The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse or a vessel. "Speed, to describe whose swiftness number fails." (Milton) In kinematics, speedis sometimes used to denote the amount of velocity without regard to direction of motion, while velocity is not regarded as known unless both the direction and the amount are known. 3. One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or success. "Hercules be thy speed!" God speed, Good speed; prosperity. See Godspeed. Speed gauge, Speed indicator, and Speed recorder, a power lathe with a rapidly revolving spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a hand lathe. Speed pulley, a cone pulley with steps. Synonym: Haste, swiftness, celerity, quickness, dispatch, expedition, hurry, acceleration. See Haste. Origin: AS. Spd success, swiftness, from spwan to succeed; akin to D. Spoedd, OHG. Spuot success, spuot to succees, Skr. Spha to increase, grow fat. B. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| speedwell | <botany> Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |