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Any sound produced by human beings or their creations.
adj
(linguistics, phonology) Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.
n
(phonology, music) A kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces presented to each other.
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(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
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(phonology, music) a kind of voice of high pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of the thin register; falsetto. In producing it, the vibration of the cords is limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then presented to each other.
n
An educational exercise involving listening
n
The changes to a person's voice due to ageing
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(anatomy) A cleft or gap between two symmetrical parts, particularly between the vocal folds.
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(anatomy) The passage in the glottis between the true vocal cords.
adj
Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
n
(anatomy, colloquial) Synonym of vocal fold.
adj
(phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
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the rare singular of vocal chords, notably used in anatomical and medical contexts
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(chiefly in the plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.
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(anatomy) The vocal cord.
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The flexible membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs, used for amplification of the voice.
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(phonetics) Portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated; the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and pharynx.
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