abat-voix

US/ɑˌbɑvˈwɑ/US/ɑˌbɑvˈwɑz/

noun

A device for reflection of sound, as in a sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum.

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Meanings

nounabat-voix (plural abat-voix)

alternative abatvoix

  1. A device for reflection of sound, as in a sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum.

Origin

  1. Frenchabattre“to beat down”
  2. Frenchabat-voix
  3. Englishabat-voix

Borrowed from French abat-voix, from French abattre (“to beat down”) + voix (“voice”).

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Translations

Dutch klankbord
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APA

abat-voix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abat-voix

MLA

“abat-voix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abat-voix. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abat-voix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abat-voix.

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