phonation
[ foh-ney-shuhn ]
/ 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).
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OTHER WORDS FROM phonation
pho·na·to·ry [foh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈfoʊ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby phonation
phon, phonal, phonasthenia, phonate, phonathon, phonation, phone, phone book, phonecam, phonecard, phone hacking
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phonation
[ fō-nā′shən ]
n.
The utterance of sounds through the use of the vocal cords; vocalization.
Other words from phonation
pho′na•to′ry (fō′nə-tôr′ē) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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