vocal cords

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

in-plural, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolcuerdas vocales

Françaiscordes vocales

DeutschStimmbänder

18 more languages

العربيةأَحْبَال صَوْتِيَّة اَوْتَار صَوْتِيَّة

Češtinahlasivky

Cymraegtannau'r llais

Ελληνικάφωνητικές χορδές

Esperantovoĉkordoj

Suomiäänihuulet

Gaeilgetéada an ghutha

עבריתמיתרי הקול

Italianocorde vocali

日本語声帯

한국어목청 성대

Latviešubalss saite balss saites

Nederlandsstembanden

Portuguêscordas vocais

Românăcoarde vocale

Русскийголосовые связки

Svenskastämband

Українськаголосові́ зв'я́зки

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

vocal fold vocal fry vocal minority vocal sac vocal tract vocalese

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