Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varispeed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: varispeed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To modify the speed of playback of a sound.

Example Sentences

"By exhaustively trolling through the sound library, I found various recordings of junky cars and broken machines, and I began to combine them with the synthetic tones. I spent a considerable amount of time varispeeding the elements, […]"
"In such instances, Martin discovered that his varispeeded notes bristled with the noise of the tiny hammers striking the piano strings as they were being recorded at half speed."

Inflected Forms

varispeeds (present, singular) varispeeding (participle, present) varispeeded (participle, past) varispeeded (past)

Questions

What does varispeed mean?: To modify the speed of playback of a sound.

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