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phonation

phonation

8.3
Sound that vocal cords make when they vibrate in the throat
  • noun
  • /fəˈneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fonación
  • After phonation onset, a 5-s acoustic recording was made.
  • phonation threshold
  • phonation density
  • phonation pressure

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Singers train their voices to master the techniques involved in phonation.

  • During phonation, the vocal cords vibrate to produce different pitches.

Synonyms

vocalization
vsphonation
  • Specialized
6 5.2

A sound a person or animal makes with the voice to communicate

focuses on the physiological vibration of the vocal folds and resonance rather than communication
voicing
vsphonation
3.9

To make sounds with your mouth and throat when speaking, singing, or acting as a character

is about the biological vibration process that generates sound rather than its communicative use

How Loud

scream
596 1.0
shout
162 1.0
phonation
  • Specialized
8.3
murmur
36 4.1
whisper
110 1.0

Surface Forms

phonation singular
phonations plural

Morphology

phonation = phonate (semi-transparent) = phon + ation

The base 'phonate' is not commonly known, but the suffix '-ation' indicates a process or action.

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.