'Phonation' definitions:
Definition of 'phonation'
From: WordNet
noun
The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox]
Definition of 'Phonation'
From: GCIDE
- Phonation \Pho*na"tion\, n. [Gr. fwnh` the voice.] The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered; the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech. [1913 Webster]