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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By contrast, the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory of phonation holds that complex interactions involving aerodynamic stresses cause purring in cats, particularly as these stresses are applied to the free surfaces of the cats' vocal folds.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
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’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
The substance of the lip is uniformly firm and rigid, so that it moves in one piece, and sucking, mastication, and phonation are interfered with.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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