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phonation

[ foh-ney-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 ).

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

Illustrations of the appearance of the larynx during phonation in two special cases.

The wound caused a defect in his trachea which would most usually have caused at least some defect in the proper phonation, sir.

At phonation the bands are drawn toward each other, meeting just as it commences.

On the other hand, the unexpected bark or gurgle that breaks the silence is a pure tic of phonation.

Stammering is a functional anomaly; it is a derangement of respiration, phonation, and articulation.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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