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 | ||