Synonyms

vocal folds

British

plural noun

See vocal cords

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They generate the lower tone by vibrating their vocal folds, similar to the way humans create sound while singing.

From Science Daily

Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.

From Los Angeles Times

Analysis of the video footage clearly showed that -- depending on the sung pitch -- the vocal folds in the throat vibrate and collide 1000 to 1600 times per second, commensurable with the produced sound's frequency.

From Science Daily

Before the study, it was uncertain if swifts even had vocal folds.

From Science Daily

This focuses on the vocal folds at the top of the airway which vibrate to create sound.

From BBC

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