vocal cord
Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the…Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.
» Do fish have vocal cords?
Чи риби мають голосові зв'язки? — deniko
mervert1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(usually plural)Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.
Stimmband
голосова́я свя́зкаgolosovája svjázka
either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx
Examples
3 sentencesDo fish have vocal cords?
Чи риби мають голосові зв'язки? — deniko
An alveolar ejective has voiceless phonation, meaning it is produced without vocal cord vibration.
The Danish glottal stop is just the speaker's vocal cords giving up briefly in protest.
Данська гортанна змичка — це голосові зв’язки, що виходять на страйк від розпачу. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
plural: vocal cords| Singular | vocal cord |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx:vocal foldvocal bandplica vocalis