vocal tract

American  

noun

1. the passages above the larynx through which air passes in the production of speech, including the buccal, oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities.

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vocal tract

This is because humans have a voice print: our vocal tract leaves a unique signature in the tone of our voice across everything that we say.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

“You can push air through your vocal tract, create these tones and rhythms, and it’s like giving the baby an analgesic,” Dr. Mehr said.

From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2022

The voice of a 3,000-year-old individual has been reproduced based on scans of his mummified vocal tract.

From Nature ● Jan. 30, 2020

Because the study’s audio originated in a mechanical source instead of living vocal cords, it reflects the shape of Nesyamun’s vocal tract, but it cannot exactly replicate his voice.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 23, 2020

The vocal tract of an accomplished singer is capable of as many adjustments as a sensitive face is of changes in expression.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Frank E. Miller