Definition of Glottis. Meaning of Glottis. Synonyms of Glottis

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Definition of Glottis

Glottis
Glottis Glot"tis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, from ?, ?, the tongue. See Gloss an explanatory remark.] (Anat.) The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the trachea. See Larynx.

Meaning of Glottis from wikipedia

- The glottis (pl.: glottises or glottides) is the opening between the vocal folds (the rima glottidis). The glottis is crucial in producing sound from the...
- produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this...
- diaphragm together with the ribs and lungs (pulmonic mechanisms), the glottis (glottalic mechanisms), and the tongue (lingual or "velaric" mechanisms)...
- process, or voicing, occurs when air is expelled from the lungs through the glottis, creating a pressure drop across the larynx. When this drop becomes sufficiently...
- (intermembranous part, or glottis vocalis), and the smaller posterior part between arytenoid cartilages (intercartilaginous part, glottis respiratoria, intercartilaginous...
- most common airstream mechanism is pulmonic (using the lungs) but the glottis and tongue can also be used to produce airstreams. Language perception...
- purposes of staging, the larynx is divided into three anatomical regions: the glottis (true vocal cords, anterior and posterior commissures); the supraglottis...
- In the IPA, a pulmonic consonant is a consonant made by obstructing the glottis (the space between the vocal cords) or oral cavity (the mouth) and either...
- ****). Meanwhile, Glottis has fallen deathly ill. Manny learns from demons stationed at the terminus that the only way to revive Glottis is to travel at...
- than maximum inspiratory capacity). The technique involves the use of the glottis to add to an inspiratory effort by gulping boluses of air into the lungs...