speechsynthesis
nounUK /ˈspiːtʃ ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
US /ˈspitʃ ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
A computer making words sound like a person talking.
The app uses speech synthesis to read the story out loud.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of turning written text into spoken sound by machine.
Speech synthesis helps people who cannot see well read emails.
3. The artificial production of human-like speech sounds.
Modern speech synthesis sounds much more natural than old robots.
4. A technology used in phones and computers to talk to users.
She turned on speech synthesis so her phone could tell her the time.