speechdevice

noun
UK /ˈspiːtʃ dɪˌvaɪs/
US /ˈspitʃ dɪˌvaɪs/

A speech device is a machine that helps a person talk or make words.

She uses a speech device to tell her friends what she wants.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A tool used to make recorded words play out loud.

The speech device played a friendly greeting at the door.

3. A piece of equipment that changes text into spoken words.

His speech device reads the words on the screen aloud.

4. A machine that helps people with quiet voices be heard.

The teacher set up the speech device so the whole class could listen.