phonation

noun

Meaning

The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.

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Related words

breathy(English)phonetization(English)phoneticization(English)pharyngealization(English)phonologization(English)phonon(English)phonemization(English)plosivization(English)arytenoid(English)creaky(English)murmured(English)glottis(English)

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Sources

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