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vocal cord
(encz) | vocal cord, n: |
vocal cord
(wn) | vocal cord
n 1: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting
into the larynx [syn: vocal cord, vocal fold, {vocal
band}, plica vocalis] |
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false vocal cord
(encz) | false vocal cord, n: |
inferior vocal cord
(encz) | inferior vocal cord, n: |
superior vocal cord
(encz) | superior vocal cord, n: |
true vocal cord
(encz) | true vocal cord, n: |
vocal cords
(encz) | vocal cords,hlasivky n: Zdeněk Brož |
Vocal cords
(gcide) | Vocal \Vo"cal\ (v[=o]"kal), a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis,
voice: cf. F. vocal. See Voice, and cf. Vowel.]
1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice;
endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.
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To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,
Made vocal by my song. --Milton.
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2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody;
vocal prayer. "Vocal worship." --Milton.
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3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken
with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; --
said of certain articulate sounds.
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4. (Phon.)
(a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone
produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either
by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by
obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as
v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng;
sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel,
also Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 199-202.
(b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a
vowel; vowel.
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Vocal cords or Vocal chords. n. pl. (Anat.) The two pairs
of mucous membranes that project into the larynx, and
which produce the sounds of speech by vibrating under the
influence of air exhaled from the lungs. See Larynx, and
the Note under Voice, n., 1.
Vocal fremitus [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring]
(Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall,
produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations
during the act of using the voice.
Vocal music, music made by the voice, in distinction from
instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words,
to be performed by the human voice.
Vocal tube (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the
inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages
through the nose and mouth.
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false vocal cord
(wn) | false vocal cord
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: false vocal cord, {false vocal
fold}, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold,
vestibular fold] |
inferior vocal cord
(wn) | inferior vocal cord
n 1: either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to
form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are
approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
[syn: true vocal cord, true vocal fold, {inferior vocal
cord}, inferior vocal fold] |
superior vocal cord
(wn) | superior vocal cord
n 1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved
in vocalization [syn: false vocal cord, {false vocal
fold}, superior vocal cord, ventricular fold,
vestibular fold] |
true vocal cord
(wn) | true vocal cord
n 1: either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to
form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are
approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
[syn: true vocal cord, true vocal fold, {inferior vocal
cord}, inferior vocal fold] |
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