phonation.

The production of voiced sound, especially in speech, through activity of the vocal apparatus.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• phonation type
• onset of phonation
• phonation disorder

On the page

The clinician examined phonation separately from tongue and lip articulation.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal / analytical. Lexical Type: Word. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Commonness: uncommon (editorial estimate; not a corpus frequency statistic). Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1; numbered fields keep each relevant meaning separate. Research distinction: Merriam-Webster medical definition verifies voice production, especially speech. Narrow vocal-fold scope is labeled and kept distinct from articulation and unvoiced sound. Writing functions: language analysis, conceptual distinction.