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vocalis

US/voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/

vocalis noun: a triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.

Noun

vocalis (plural vocales)

  1. A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.

vocalis meaning in Tamil

vocalis in Tamil

குரல்வளை குறுக்கித்தசை

Forms of vocalis

pluralvocales

Origin of vocalis

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“sounding, vocal”), clipping of mūsculus vōcālis (“vocal muscle”). Doublet of vocal and vowel.

Words that rhyme with vocalis

Questions about vocalis

What does vocalis mean?
Vocalis means a triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.
What is vocalis in Tamil?
Vocalis in Tamil is குரல்வளை குறுக்கித்தசை. See Vocalis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vocalis?
Vocalis is a noun.
How do you pronounce vocalis?
Vocalis is pronounced /voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of vocalis?
The plural of vocalis is vocales.

Words near vocalis in the dictionary

  1. vocalic Rs
  2. vocalically
  3. vocalics
  4. vocalion
  5. vocalions
  6. vocalis
  7. vocalisation
  8. vocalisations
  9. vocalise
  10. vocalised
  11. vocaliser

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