phonation

[ foh-ney-shuh n ]
/ foʊˈneɪ ʃən /

noun Phonetics.

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

First recorded in 1835–45; phon- + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM phonation

pho·na·to·ry [foh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈfoʊ nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby phonation

phon., phonal, phonasthenia, phonate, phonathon, phonation, phone, phone book, phone card, phone hacking, phone in

Example sentences from the Web for phonatory

  • The tonsils are phonatory or vocal organs and play an important part in the mechanism of speech and song.

    Valere Aude |Louis Dechmann

Medical definitions for phonatory

phonation
[ fō-nā′shən ]

n.

The utterance of sounds through the use of the vocal cords; vocalization.

Other words from phonation

pho′na•to′ry (fō′nə-tôr′ē) adj.