English noun: phonation | |||
1. | phonation (communication) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | ||
Samples | A singer takes good care of his voice. The giraffe cannot make any vocalizations. | ||
Synonyms | vocalisation, vocalism, vocalization, voice, vox | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | singing voice, sprechgesang, sprechstimme, voice over | ||