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View synonyms for phonation
phonation
[ foh-ney-shuhn ]
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 ).
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Other Words From
- pho·na·to·ry [foh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phonation1
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Example Sentences
Illustrations of the appearance of the larynx during phonation in two special cases.
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The wound caused a defect in his trachea which would most usually have caused at least some defect in the proper phonation, sir.
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At phonation the bands are drawn toward each other, meeting just as it commences.
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On the other hand, the unexpected bark or gurgle that breaks the silence is a pure tic of phonation.
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Stammering is a functional anomaly; it is a derangement of respiration, phonation, and articulation.
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