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Definition: Phonation |
PhonationNoun1. The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Phonation \Pho*na"tion\, noun. [Greek expression the voice.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Health | The process of producing vocal sounds by means of vocal cords vibrating in an expiratory blast of air. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Sound is produced when the vocal folds vibrate, by an overpressure of air in the lungs, thus chopping the airstream into a turbulent airflow. This produces a audible hiss, depending on the volume of the airflow and the degree of constriction of the folds. This gives rise to the glottal fricative [h]. Other sounds may be produced by completely blocking off the airstream and then releasing the folds. The sound of this type produced at the glottis is called a glottal stop.
The voice source is used to change intonation and the tone of words by varying the subglottal pressure as well as the tension of the vocal folds. This leads to changes in the frequency of vibration, which are in turn perceived by the listener as modifications in pitch and/or in loudness. During speech the flow of air is relatively small because of constrictions of the folds.
Subglottal pressure is regulated by a number of factors, namely: the respiratory muscles, gravity and elasticity.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Phonation."
Synonyms: PhonationSynonyms: vocalisation (n), vocalization (n), voice (n), vox (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Phonation |
| English words defined with "phonation": dysphonia. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "phonation": Speech Production Measurement. (references) |
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Health | Speech is normally produced through a series of precisely coordinated muscle movements involving respiration (the breathing mechanism), phonation (the voicing mechanism) and articulation (throat, palate, tongue, lips and teeth). (references) | |
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phonation | 9 |
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| Language | Translations for "phonation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | фонация. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fonation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | fonatie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | phonation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Phonation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | φωνητικές ζώνες (phonation zones). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pembunyian. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fonazione. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onationphay zonas de fonação (phonation zones). (various references) fonación. (various references) sự phát âm (enouncement, pronuciation, vocalization). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "phonation": phonations. (additional references) | |
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"Phonation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: phanariot, Phantasien. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "phonation" (pronounced 'Pho*na"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-n-n-o-o-p-t" | |
-1 letter: antiphon. | |
-2 letters: pintano. | |
-3 letters: anoint, hatpin, nation, notion, option, phonon, photon, ponton, potion. | |
-4 letters: anion, honan, inapt, ninth, niton, onion, paint, panto, patin, patio, phono, photo, piano, pinna, pinon, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, point, tophi, topoi. | |
-5 letters: anon, anti, atop, hant, hint, hoop, hoot, into, iota, naoi, nipa, nona, noon, nota, oath, ohia, onto, opah. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-i-n-n-o-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: phonations. | |
+2 letters: nonhospital. | |
+3 letters: enantiomorph, nonhospitals. | |
+4 letters: anthropogenic, enantiomorphs, gonadotrophin, nonpathogenic, pathognomonic. | |
+5 letters: enantiomorphic, gonadotrophins, phenobarbitone, photoengraving. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 68 6F 6E 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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