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Definition of Phonation
1. Noun. The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract. "The giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
Generic synonyms: Communication
Specialized synonyms: Singing Voice, Sprechgesang, Sprechstimme, Voice Over
Derivative terms: Phonate, Vocalise, Vocalist, Vocalize, Voice
Definition of Phonation
1. n. The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered; the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.
Definition of Phonation
1. Noun. (phonetics) The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phonation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Phonation
1. The process of producing vocal sounds by means of vocal cords vibrating in an expiratory blast of air. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phonation
Literary usage of Phonation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Human Physiology: Including a Section on Physiologic Apparatus. by Albert Philson Brubaker (1922)
"CHAPTER XXVII phonation; ARTICULATE SPEECH phonation, the emission of vocal sounds,
... With the advent of phonation the vocal membranes are at once ..."
2. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1879)
"Previous observations will be quoted, and the results given of the study of the
epiglottis in phonation with the aid of a professional singer, ..."
3. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"phonation is a physiological act, the agents of which are certain organs of the
human body comprehended under the name of 'vocal organs,' which produce a ..."
4. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1894)
"But stimulation of the cortex near the pure centre for phonation leads to an
acceleration in the rhythm of and exaggeration of ..."
5. A Text-book of Human Physiology: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and by Austin Flint (1876)
"... of the voice—Appearance of the glottis during ordinary respiration—Movements
of the glottis during phonation—Variations in the quality of the voice, ..."
6. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1874)
"... of the glottis during ordinary respiration—Movements of the glottis during
phonation—Variations in the quality of the voice, depending upon differences ..."
7. The Physiology of Man: Designed to Represent the Existing State of by Austin Flint (1874)
"... of the voice—Appearance of the glottis during ordinary respiration—Movements
of the glottis during phonation—Variations in the quality of the voice, ..."
8. A Compend of Human Physiology: Especially Adapted for the Use of Medical by Albert Philson Brubaker (1921)
"phonation—ARTICULATE SPEECH phonation, the emission of vocal sounds, is accomplished
by the vibration of two elastic membranes which cross the lumen of the ..."
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