TRUE VOCAL FOLD
Dictionary entry overview: What does true vocal fold mean? • TRUE VOCAL FOLD (noun)
The noun TRUE VOCAL FOLD has 1 sense:
1. either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
Familiarity information: TRUE VOCAL FOLD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRUE VOCAL FOLD (noun)
Meaning:
Either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
inferior vocal cord; inferior vocal fold; true vocal cord; true vocal fold
Hypernyms ("true vocal fold" is a kind of...):
plica vocalis; vocal band; vocal cord; vocal fold (either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)
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