vocal tract
English
noun
Definitions
- (phonetics) Portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated; the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and pharynx.
- (ornithology) Portion of a bird's anatomy that filters or modifies sound; the syrinx, oral cavity, and beak, plus portions of the esophagus and trachea.
Etymology
Compound from English vocal + English tract.
Origin
English
tract
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tractite English
- audiovocal English
- bivocal English
- cricovocal English
- nonvocal English
- polyvocal English
- protract English
- semivocal English
- subvocal English
- tract English
- tractlet English
- tractography English
- tractotomy English
- unvocal English
- vocal English
- vocalese English
- vocalise English
- vocalism English
- vocalist English
- vocalistic English
- vocality English
- vocalize English
- vocally English
- vocalness English
- vocoid English
- tractatus Latin
- vōcālis Latin
- tract French
- ボーカル Japanese
- vocal Old French
- vokali Swahili