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vocal cords

vocal cords noun: two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

Noun

vocal cords pl (plural only)

  1. (in plural, plural, plural-only) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

vocal cords meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

vocal cords in Tagalog

folds of tissue
tinigang-bagting, babagtingang tinig

vocal cords in Arabic

folds of tissue
اَوْتَار صَوْتِيَّة awtār ṣawtiyya, أَحْبَال صَوْتِيَّة ʔaḥbāl ṣawtiyya

vocal cords in Malay

folds of tissue
pita suara

vocal cords in Indonesian

folds of tissue
pita suara

Forms of vocal cords

alternative form (nonstandard)vocal chords

Questions about vocal cords

What does vocal cords mean?
Vocal cords means two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.
What is vocal cords in Tagalog?
Vocal cords in Tagalog is tinigang-bagting, babagtingang tinig. See Vocal cords meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is vocal cords?
Vocal cords is a noun.

Words near vocal cords in the dictionary

  1. vocal chord
  2. vocal chords
  3. vocal cord
  4. vocal cord nodule
  5. vocal cord nodules
  6. vocal cords
  7. vocal fold
  8. vocal folds
  9. vocal fry
  10. vocal minorities
  11. vocal minority

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