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Meaning of "dictation speed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DICTATION SPEED

dictation speed  [dɪkˈteɪʃ ən spiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DICTATION SPEED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dictation speed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DICTATION SPEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dictation (exercise)

Dictation is the transcription of spoken text: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" writes down the words as they are spoken. Among speakers of several languages, dictation is used as a test of language skill, similar to spelling bees in the English-speaking world. Secondary to teaching language skills, the exercise of dictation has also been used to introduce students to literary works, and to instill morals.

Definition of dictation speed in the English dictionary

The definition of dictation speed in the dictionary is a speed of speaking that enables someone to take down what is being said.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DICTATION SPEED


airspeed
ˈɛəˌspiːd
anguipede
ˈæŋɡwɪˈˌpiːd
centipede
ˈsɛntɪˌpiːd
cirrhipede
ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd
cirripede
ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd
fissipede
ˈfɪsɪˌpiːd
Godspeed
ˈɡɒdˈspiːd
groundspeed
ˈɡraʊndˌspiːd
impede
ɪmˈpiːd
maxillipede
mækˈsɪlɪˌpiːd
millepede
ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd
millipede
ˈmɪlɪˌpiːd
multipede
ˈmʌltɪˌpiːd
multispeed
ˈmʌltɪˌspiːd
speed
spiːd
stampede
stæmˈpiːd
superspeed
ˈsuːpərˌspiːd
velocipede
vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DICTATION SPEED

dict
dicta
Dictaphone
dictate
dictates
dictation
dictational
dictator
dictatorial
dictatorially
dictatorialness
dictatorship
dictatory
dictatress
dictatrix
dictature
diction
dictional
dictionally
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DICTATION SPEED

at speed
average speed
base speed
cruising speed
equivalent air speed
film speed
group speed
high-speed
instantaneous speed
landing speed
phase speed
reading speed
shutter speed
two-speed
typing speed
up to speed
wave speed

Synonyms and antonyms of dictation speed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dictation speed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DICTATION SPEED

Find out the translation of dictation speed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dictation speed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dictation speed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

听写速度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velocidad de dictado
570 millions of speakers

English

dictation speed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रुतलेख गति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سرعة الاملاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скорость диктовки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

velocidade ditado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুনির্দিষ্ট গতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitesse de dictée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelajuan dikte
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diktat Geschwindigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口述スピード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

받아쓰기 속도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kacepetan ndhikte
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tốc độ chính tả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிக்டேஷன் வேகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धलेखन गती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dikte hızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

velocità di dettatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prędkość dyktando
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

швидкість диктування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viteza de dictare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταχύτητα υπαγόρευσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diktee spoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dikteringshastighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diktat hastighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dictation speed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DICTATION SPEED»

The term «dictation speed» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DICTATION SPEED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dictation speed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DICTATION SPEED»

Discover the use of dictation speed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dictation speed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Multimodal and Spoken Dialogue Systems: ...
DIctatIon spEED Record the number of words per minute. Error correction strategies A good measure for the easiness of error correction is the average time spent per correction. This is a parameter that is difficult to measure accurately: ideally, ...
Dafydd Gibbon, Inge Mertins, Roger K. Moore, 2000
2
Computer Access for People with Disabilities: A Human ...
Dictation speed is the number of words dictated (spoken, not what shows up on screen), divided by the time required for the dictation phase: Dictation speed = # of words dictated/time for dictation Net text entry rate is the number of correct ...
Richard C. Simpson, 2013
3
Text Entry Systems: Mobility, Accessibility, Universality
Various commercial systems (software) for dictation using automatic speech recognition have been developed. The performance measures that can be used for evaluating these systems are: 1. Recognition accuracy. 2. Dictation speed: the  ...
I. Scott MacKenzie, Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, 2010
4
Evaluation of Text and Speech Systems
Dictation speed: number of words per minute that can be received 3. Error correction strategies: a good measure for the ease of error correction is the average time spent per correction Dictation systems can be compared to other systems and ...
Laila Dybkjær, Holmer Hemsen, Wolfgang Minker, 2007
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Students in the Closed Microphone Court Reporting Course (2 weeks) receive no numerical grade although the 175 words-per- minute dictation speed test discussed in the following paragraph is administered and used as criteria for ...
6
Handbook of Organizations (RLE: Organizations)
... type accurately at 65 words per minute and take dictation at 80 words per minute, but may after three months of unsuccessful effort reduce his as- pirations to a typing speed of 50 words per minute and dictation speed of 60 words per minute.
James G. March, 2013
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Applied Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social ...
Assuming that the average student enrolled in this course begins with a dictation speed of 60 words/min, find an expression N91t2 that gives the dictation speed of the student after t weeks in the course. U.s. online ViDeo VieWers The number ...
Soo Tan, 2014
8
Applied Mathematics for the Managerial, Life, and Social ...
Assuming that the average student enrolled in this course begins with a dictation speed of 60 words/minute, find an expression N(t) that gives the dictation speed of the student after t weeks in the course. AMOUNT OF GLUCOSE IN THE ...
Soo Tan, 2012
9
First Principles: The Melbourne Law School, 1857-2007
Some of the variations in their teaching styles were strange, even bizarre. In the late 1930s, Harold Ford had one lecturer who read his lectures at dictation speed , and another who inexplicably stopped speaking if he saw anyone taking a note.
John Waugh, 2007
10
Multiple Voices in the Translation Classroom: Activities, ...
The teacher reads out proverbs and sayings in one language and the students take them down in another language at dictation speed (see Acti vity 54. Reverse Dictation). b. A "match the columns" activity may follow in which proverbs and ...
Maria González Davies, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DICTATION SPEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dictation speed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
20 Must-Read Quotes About the Commodity Industry
... a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in the Middle East, assertive oil producers: it is 1973-74 all over again, and at dictation speed. «CommodityHQ.com, Jun 15»
2
It was a busy war for Mary
He said it at dictation speed and I could type it as he was speaking. I think it was very wrong to portray him as if tongue tied. Trips to Wembley ... «Portsmouth News, May 15»
3
Headquarters, Andaman and Nicobar Command, Port Blair recruiting
The candidates must have a dictation speed of 10 minute at 80 words per minute. Their transcription speed should be 50 minutes for English ... «India Today, May 15»
4
VE Day fireworks lit up Lichfield as city celebrated
After the 8am news ended it was read again at dictation speed to enable many of the general public including myself to copy the important parts ... «Lichfield Mercury, May 15»
5
How do you explain the internet to your grandmother?
My grandmother was a school secretary until she was in her sixties. She typed at dictation speed. Yet Grammy is constantly impressed by my ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
6
Harrison reports what's said during court procedures
Then in early 2003, he took and passed the voice writing court reporter certification exam. That exam requires a person to pass dictation speed ... «Buffalo Reflex, Oct 14»
7
Furious political reaction over NHS letter to the media
What the press do is up to them but I would be disappointed if they started taking down stories at dictation speed from the Government, local ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 14»
8
David Cameron's prime questioners
"But mainly," he concluded, "they adore his magnificent style of speaking, as if at dictation speed for a team of monks who are illuminating his ... «BBC News, Mar 14»
9
Acid house Shakespeare: Sex, drugs and do-si-dos
Jones, whose fine baritone voice has become muffled with age, speaks many of his great speeches sitting down, and at dictation speed. These ... «New Statesman, Oct 13»
10
Nobody is fooled by Ed Miliband's attempt at chat-show smarm
... because he was prepared to be a comfort blanket for defeated activists and to take down the agenda of the union barons at dictation speed. «Express.co.uk, Sep 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dictation speed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dictation-speed>. May 2024 ».
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