phonation
Americannoun
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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.
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(not in technical use) voice; vocalization.
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Ultimately this allowed the scientists to recreate the conditions necessary to induce the low-frequency phonation characteristic of purring.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023
It all comes down to the difference between two schools of thought on cat purring: The myoelastic-aerodynamic theory of phonation and the active muscle contractions theory.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023
It’s called ventricular fold phonation, and it means you vibrate the cartilage in your throat alongside your vocal cords.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023
Having real-time data where you can look back and see gait and phonation — it's orders of magnitude more helpful in trying to find things that in real life make it better or worse.
From Nature • Mar. 9, 2015
Eventually articulate speech becomes impossible, and the only expression remaining to the patient is laryngeal phonation, slightly modulated and broken into the rhythm of formless syllables.
From The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song by Mott, F. W. (Frederick Walker)
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