vocal folds
Britishplural noun
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Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
This is in stark contrast to the alleged, but now refuted "whistle" mechanism, which would have required for the vocal folds to be immobile during voice production.
From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024
This focuses on the vocal folds at the top of the airway which vibrate to create sound.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024
She knew how to sing, but she had never understood how she sang, the precise mechanics of breath, mouth and vocal folds.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
The researchers, whose work wasn’t funded by the military, examined footage of the vocal folds of 14 trans women as they spoke.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 17, 2023
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