phonation
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8.3
- noun
- /fəˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
- After phonation onset, a 5-s acoustic recording was made.
- phonation threshold
- phonation density
- phonation pressure
Examples
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Prolonged phonation at high frequencies is extremely dangerous to the voice.
Academic text (2007) -
In addition, singers do not have direct control over certain aspects of the phonation process.
Academic text (2006) -
Often the singers experienced no phonation changes, as things had remained the same since our previous meeting.
Academic text (2015) -
You must remember, we need intonation, phonation, accuracy, and pitch.
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I address categories in the recommended order of technical training: posture, breathing, phonation/attack, and resonance.
Academic text (2004) -
Voice is made, essentially, by the vibration of the vocal cords (a process known as phonation).
Academic text (2011) -
Phonation occurs when air passes through the vocal folds, creating sound.
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Singers train their voices to master the techniques involved in phonation.
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During phonation, the vocal cords vibrate to produce different pitches.
Synonyms
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5.2
A sound a person or animal makes with the voice to communicate
2
3.9
To make sounds with your mouth and throat when speaking, singing, or acting as a character
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Morphology
Etymology
Phonation comes from the Greek root phon- meaning 'sound' or 'voice', the same root you see in telephone, and the ending -ation meaning 'action'. So, phonation is the action of making voice or sound, when air makes the vocal cords vibrate to produce speaking or singing.