modulation+of+the+voice
51Pronuntiatio — was the discipline of delivering speeches in Western classical rhetoric. It is the one of five canons of classical rhetoric (the others being inventio, dispositio, elocutio, and memoria) that concern the crafting and delivery of speeches.As with… …
52Cadence — Ca dence, n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza. See {Chance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now was the sun in western cadence low …
53Imperfect cadence — Cadence Ca dence, n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza. See {Chance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now was the sun in western… …
54inflection — /ɪnˈflɛkʃən / (say in flekshuhn) noun 1. modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice. 2. Grammar a. the existence in a language of sets of forms built normally on a single stem, having different syntactic functions and meanings, but …
55inflection — in•flec•tion [[t]ɪnˈflɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice 2) gram. a) the process of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base to give it a different syntactic function without changing its form… …
56cadence — /ˈkeɪdns/ (say kaydns) noun 1. rhythmic flow, as of verses; rhythm. 2. the beat of any rhythmical movement. 3. a fall in pitch of the voice, as in speaking. 4. the general modulation of the voice. 5. Music a sequence of notes or chords which… …
57cadence — n. 1. Fall of the voice. 2. Tone, intonation, modulation of the voice …
58tone — n. & v. n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 (often in pl.) modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (a cheerful tone; suspicious tones). 3 a manner of expression in… …
59tone — noun 1》 a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. ↘a musical note, warble, or other sound used as a signal on a telephone or answering machine. 2》 a modulation of the voice expressing a feeling or mood. 3》… …
60inflection — n. (also inflexion) 1 a the act or condition of inflecting or being inflected. b an instance of this. 2 Gram. a the process or practice of inflecting words. b an inflected form of a word. c a suffix etc. used to inflect, e.g. ed. 3 a modulation… …
