phonation
[ foh-ney-shuhn ]
nounPhonetics.
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).
Origin of phonation
1Other words from phonation
- pho·na·to·ry [foh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈfoʊ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
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How to use phonation in a sentence
The tonsils are phonatory or vocal organs and play an important part in the mechanism of speech and song.
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