vocal cord
vocal cord noun: either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.
Noun
vocal cord (plural vocal cords)
- Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.
- Synonyms:
- vocal band, vocal fold, plica vocalis
vocal cord meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai
vocal cord in Tamil
- குரல் நாண், குரனாண்
vocal cord in Kannada
- ಉಲಿತುಟಿ
vocal cord in Thai
- folds of mucous membrane
- เส้นเสียง sêen-sǐiang
Synonyms of vocal cord
- vocal band
- vocal fold
- plica vocalis
Forms of vocal cord
| plural | vocal cords |
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Words formed from vocal cord
- false vocal cord
- true vocal cord
Questions about vocal cord
- What does vocal cord mean?
- Vocal cord means either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.
- What is vocal cord in Tamil?
- Vocal cord in Tamil is குரல் நாண், குரனாண். See Vocal cord meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is vocal cord?
- Vocal cord is a noun.
- What is the plural of vocal cord?
- The plural of vocal cord is vocal cords.
Words near vocal cord in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vocal cord (page history and authors); vocal cord (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vocal cord (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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