vocal folds
plural noun
: the lower pair of vocal cords each of which when drawn taut, approximated to the contralateral member of the pair, and subjected to a flow of breath produces the voice
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The arytenoids change the position of human vocal folds.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
His group discovered that the crucial pitch changes are achieved by adjusting tension in the vocal folds of the larynx, and that the corresponding brain signals could be monitored precisely enough for the synthesizer to impart the emotional subtext of patients’ speech.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2019
New research published in Current Biology suggests that connective tissue masses are embedded in the vocal folds of the larynges of domestic cats.
—Jorge Garay, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
One of the best and most immediate ways to change your voice is by placing it in a specific resonating area of the body – such as the sinuses or throat – or by changing how the vocal folds vibrate.
—Erica Tobolski, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2022
Now it’s generally understood that the source is the voice box: The brain pings electric signals to the vocal folds, prompting them to flutter open and shut like little muscular doors.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
Respiratory mucus serves to lubricate the vocal folds, and also filters out particulate debris like pollen, dander and smoke.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2020
Rocky's abilities prove that primates can manipulate their vocal folds at a fine scale to create distinct sounds, a key component for building up and using a complex vocabulary.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2016
The bats made low-frequency sounds through their false vocal folds, a part of the voice box not typically used by humans to speak or sing, Elemans said.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
His group discovered that the crucial pitch changes are achieved by adjusting tension in the vocal folds of the larynx, and that the corresponding brain signals could be monitored precisely enough for the synthesizer to impart the emotional subtext of patients’ speech.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2019
New research published in Current Biology suggests that connective tissue masses are embedded in the vocal folds of the larynges of domestic cats.
—Jorge Garay, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023
One of the best and most immediate ways to change your voice is by placing it in a specific resonating area of the body – such as the sinuses or throat – or by changing how the vocal folds vibrate.
—Erica Tobolski, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2022
Now it’s generally understood that the source is the voice box: The brain pings electric signals to the vocal folds, prompting them to flutter open and shut like little muscular doors.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022
Respiratory mucus serves to lubricate the vocal folds, and also filters out particulate debris like pollen, dander and smoke.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2020
Rocky's abilities prove that primates can manipulate their vocal folds at a fine scale to create distinct sounds, a key component for building up and using a complex vocabulary.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2016
The bats made low-frequency sounds through their false vocal folds, a part of the voice box not typically used by humans to speak or sing, Elemans said.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
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