How to pronounce "millivolt" in English
mil·li·volt
Hear native speakers say millivolt in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “millivolt”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
mil
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
li
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
volt
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "millivolt" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "millivolt is" sounds like "millivolt-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "millivolt" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And this 113 a millivolt per decade tafel slope indicates that we have a rate determining one electron reduction.”— StanfordWatch clip
“You have a -70 millivolt potential difference from the inside to the outside.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“would be provided by an electric field of one millivolt per centimeter.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“But in the case of 72°C, you only need about 200 millivolt, and the difference is about 160 millivolt.”— StanfordWatch clip
“They don't want any chance of a 100-millivolt threshold voltage shift.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“So this where the current starts to take off also decreasing by about 17 millivolt.”— StanfordWatch clip
Practice Speaking “millivolt”
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And this 113 a millivolt per decade tafel slope indicates that we have a rate determining one electron reduction.
Hear it in context: “millivolt”
14 clipsThe English word “millivolt”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (mil · li · volt). Grammatically, “millivolt” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 14 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “millivolt” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @13:49
“the slope can tell us something about the rate determining step. And this 113 a millivolt per decade tafel slope indicates that we have a rate determining one electron reduction. determining one electron reduction.”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #2 · @0:15
“more positive than the inside. You have a -70 millivolt potential difference from the inside to the outside. inside to the outside.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @68:43
“which is provided by the spontaneous light force, would be provided by an electric field of one millivolt per centimeter. of one millivolt per centimeter.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #4 · @17:00
“in order to achieve a tenfold increase in the current. But in the case of 72°C, you only need about 200 millivolt, and the difference is about 160 millivolt. and the difference is about 160 millivolt.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @48:23
“want it to be a small. They don't want any chance of a 100-millivolt threshold voltage shift. shift.”
Definition & Meaning: “millivolt”
- One thousandth (10⁻³) of a volt, abbreviated as mV.
Example Sentences (3)
- “A strain is usually expressed in μm/m (micrometer per meter), also known as microstrain, which has the symbol µε. You may also see “mV/V,” which refers to the output in millivolts per volt of excitation.”
- “And this 113 a millivolt per decade tafel slope indicates that we have a rate determining one electron reduction.”
- “You have a -70 millivolt potential difference from the inside to the outside.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “millivolt”
- Syllables:
- mil · li · volt
- Hear it in context
- millivolt
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"millivolt" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "millivolt" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about millivolt
How many syllables are in “millivolt”?
“millivolt” has 3 syllables: mil · li · volt.
What does “millivolt” mean?
One thousandth (10⁻³) of a volt, abbreviated as mV.
How can I hear “millivolt” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “millivolt”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).