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dʒi noun
3.
Phonetics. a laryngeal sound.
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Historical Linguistics. one of several hypothetical phonemes assumed to have existed in Proto-Indo-European and to have been lost in most later Indo-European languages after having modified some contiguous consonants and vowels.
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So is vocalize. Does it mean:
| change into a vowel |
| articulated with the back of the tongue held close to or touching the uvula |
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World English Dictionary
laryngeal or laryngal (ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl, ləˈrɪndʒɪəl, ləˈrɪŋɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the larynx |
| 2. | phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal |
| [C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the | |
| laryngal or laryngal | |
| —adj | |
| [C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the | |
| laryn'geally or laryngal | |
| —adv | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
laryngeal la·ryn·ge·al (lə-rĭn'jē-əl, -jəl, lār'ən-jē'əl) or la·ryn·gal (lə-rĭng'gəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, affecting, or near the larynx.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| larynx (lār'ĭngks) Pronunciation Key
Plural larynges (lə-rĭn'jēz) or larynxes The upper part of the trachea in most vertebrate animals, containing the vocal cords. The walls of the larynx are made of cartilage. sound is produced by air passing through the larynx on the way to the lungs, causing the walls of the larynx to vibrate. The pitch of the sound that is produced can be altered by the pull of muscles, which changes the tension of the vocal cords. Also called voice box. laryngeal adjective |
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Example sentences
The cranial part sends it fibers through the vagus to the laryngeal nerves to supply the muscles of the larynx.
Its tributaries are some laryngeal veins, and occasionally a small thyroid vein.
The laryngeal nerve and the leg bones in whales were the best work they've done so far.
Scientists have demonstrated that cats produce the purr through intermittent signaling of the laryngeal and diaphragmatic muscles.
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