vocal organ

Thân thiện

The singer carefully warms up her vocal organ before the performance.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Any of the organs involved in speech production: A "vocal organ" is a part of the body that is used to create the sounds necessary for speech. This includes structures like the larynx (voice box), vocal cords, tongue, lips, teeth, and palate.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The larynx is a crucial vocal organ for producing sound.
  • Damage to any vocal organ can affect a person's ability to speak clearly.

Advanced Usage

• "The vocal organs": This plural form is commonly used to refer collectively to all the anatomical structures involved in phonation and articulation.
  • Singers must learn to control their vocal organs precisely.

Variants and Related Words

• Speech organ: A synonym for vocal organ.
  • The tongue is the most agile speech organ.

Synonyms

• Speech organ
• Articulator (specifically refers to organs that shape speech sounds, like the tongue and lips)

Related Phrases

• Vocal tract: The entire system of cavities and organs above the larynx, including the pharynx, mouth, and nasal cavity, through which sound passes and is shaped.
  • The shape of the vocal tract determines the quality of vowel sounds.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of the organs involved in speech production

Từ đồng nghĩa

• speech organ
• organ of speech