phonation

[ foh-ney-shuh n ]

/ foʊˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun Phonetics.

rapid, periodic opening and closing of the glottis through separation and apposition of the vocal cords that, accompanied by breath under lung pressure, constitutes a source of vocal sound.

(not in technical use) voice; vocalization.Compare voice(defs 15, 16).

Nearby words

phon., phonal, phonasthenia, phonate, phonathon, phonation, phonatory, phone, phone book, phone card, phone hacking

Origin of phonation

First recorded in 1835–45; phon- + -ation

Related formspho·na·to·ry

[foh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈfoʊ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for phonation

The whole larynx, so far as phonation is concerned, may be said to exist for the true vocal bands.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills
At phonation the bands are drawn toward each other, meeting just as it commences.
The Child-Voice in Singing|Francis E. Howard
He has also a tic of phonation dating back to his fifteenth year.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
Stammering is a functional anomaly; it is a derangement of respiration, phonation, and articulation.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

Of course, in phonation the vocal bands are never so much separated as shown in the illustrations.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking|Wesley Mills

Medicine definitions for phonation

phonation

[ fō-nā′shən ]

n.

The utterance of sounds through the use of the vocal cords; vocalization.

Related formspho′na•to′ry (fō′nə-tôr′ē) adj.

phonation

noun Phonetics.

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Medicine definitions for phonation

phonation

n.