vocal cords

vocal cords

pl.n.

Either of two pairs of bands or folds of mucous membrane in the throat that project into the larynx. The lower pair vibrate when air passing up from the lungs causes them to draw together, thereby producing vocal sounds. The upper, thicker pair are not involved in voice production.

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vocal cords

pl n

(Anatomy) either of two pairs of mucomembranous folds in the larynx. The upper pair (false vocal cords) are not concerned with vocal production; the lower pair (true vocal cords or vocal folds) can be made to vibrate and produce sound when air from the lungs is forced over them. See also glottis

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vo′cal cords`

n.pl.

either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched across the larynx, the lower pair of which produces sound or voice as it is made to vibrate by the passage of air from the lungs.

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vo·cal cords

(vō′kəl)

The two folded pairs of membranes in the larynx (voice box) that vibrate when air that is exhaled passes through them, producing sound.

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vocal cords

Two belts of elastic tissue stretched across the larynx which produce sounds when air rushes past them.

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Translations

أوْتار صَوْتِيَّه

hlasivky

stemmebånd

Stimmbänder

hangszálak

raddbönd

corde vocalirumoroso

stemmebånd

ses telleri

声带

vocal cords

pl → Stimmbänder pl

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vocal

(ˈvəukəl) adjective

1. of, or concerning, the voice. vocal music. vokaal صَوْتي гласов vocal vokální Vokal-... vokal- φωνητικόςvocal vokaal- صوتی laulu- vocalקולי वाचिक glasovni, vokalan vokális mengenai suara radd-, tal- vocale 声の 목소리의 balso, vokalinis vokāls; balss- suara gezongen, stem- vokal-, sang- głosowy, wokalny غږيز ( صوتي )، ږغوال: ژبنى، تقريري: وياند، خبرلوڅ، اظهار وونكى، ژبور: فصيح، ډډغږى، دلوړږغ لرونكى، جګ غږى: ( موسيقي ) دسندرې سره سم تال vocal vocal голосовой; вокальный vokálny vokalen vokalni vokal, röst- เสียงพูด vokal, ses ile ilgili 聲音的，與聲音有關的 голосовий; вокальний زباني، صوتي thuộc phát âm 有声的

2. (of a person) talkative; keen to make one's opinions heard by other people. He's always very vocal at meetings. uitgesproke ثَرْثار гласовит eloquente mnohomluvný vernehmbar højrøstet ομιλητικός, πρόθυμος να εκφραστεί hablador, locuaz; ruidoso häälekas اهل گفت و گو puhelias qui se fait entendre קולני वाचिक, उच्चरित rječit, razgovorljiv hangos suka bicara, lantang málgefinn (che si fa sentire) やかましく主張する 떠들썩하게 주장하는 iškalbus, šnekus runīgs; daiļrunīgs lantang bersuara luidruchtigsnakkesalig, høyrøstetwymowny, głośny د خبرو اترو وړ خلك falador care-şi exprimă opiniile (cu vehemenţă) громогласный výrečný glasen pričljiv som kan tala, högröstad พูดมาก konuşkan, sözünü sakınmaz 大談己見的 промовистий, виразний باتوني to mồm, lắm tiếng 畅所欲言的

voˈcally adverb

vokaal صَوتِيّا звучно eloquentemente hlasitě gesanglich højrøstet φωνητικά elocuentemente; ruidosamente vokaalselt بطور آوایی suullisesti à haute voix; oralement בְּקוֹל मौखिक रूप से vokalno élőszóval; dallamosan, zengőn secara lisan munnlega; fullum rómi oralmente; 声で 목소리로 žodžiu, garsiai vokāli; balsī suara luidruchtigmuntlig, høyrøstet, med stemmen wokalnie په آوايى يا غږيز ډول vocalmente oral, cu voce tare вокально; громогласно výrečne vokalno vokalno med rösten, högröstat, vokalt โดยการเปล่งเสียง sesli olarak 透過聲音或歌唱地 вокально صوتي طور پر، واضح طور پر to mồm, thuộc phát âm 用声音，口头上

ˈvocalist noun

a singer. a female vocalist. sanger مُغَنِّ، مُنْشِد вокалист vocalista zpěvák, -čka der/die Sänger(in) sanger αοιδός, τραγουδιστήςvocalista vokalist آوازخوان laulaja chanteur/-euse זמר, זמרת गायक vokalni izvođač énekes(nő) penyanyi söngvari cantante, vocalista 声楽家 (반주와 함께 노래하는) 가수 vokalistas vokālists penyanyi zangervokalist, sangerwokalista سندر غاړى: دموسيعي دالې غږوونكى vocalista vo­ca­list, cân­tăreţ вокалист spevák, -čka pevec vokalista vokalist นักร้อง şarkıcı, vokalist 聲樂家, 演唱者 вокаліст; співак نغمہ کار ca sĩ 声乐家，歌手

vocal cords

folds of membrane in the larynx that produce the sounds used in speech, singing etc when vibrated. stembande أوْتار صَوْتِيَّه гласни струни cordas vocais hlasivky die Stimmbänder stemmebånd φωνητικές χορδές cuerdas vocales häälekurrud تارهای صوتی äänihuulet cordes vocales מֵיתָרֵי הַקוֹל वाकतन्तु glasovne žice hangszálak pita suara raddbönd corde vocali 声帯 성대 balso stygos balss saites pita suara stembandenstemmebånd struny głosowe غږيز تارونه corda vocal coarde vocale голосовые связки hlasivky glasilke glasne žice stämband เส้นเสียง ses telleri 聲帶 голосові зв'язки نرخرہ کي ڈوري dây thanh âm 声带

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vocal cords

n., pl. cuerdas vocales; órgano esencial de la voz;

false ___ → ___ superiores o falsas;

true ___ → ___ inferiores o verdaderas.

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