"head voice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: head voices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} head voice (countable and uncountable, plural head voices)
  1. (phonology, music) a kind of voice of high pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of the thin register. In producing it, the vibration of the cords is limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then presented to each other. Wikipedia link: head voice Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Phonology Translations (Translations): kopstem [feminine] (Dutch), pää-ääni (Finnish), voix de tête [feminine] (French), Kopfstimme [feminine] (German), voce di testa [feminine] (Italian), rejestr głowowy [masculine] (Polish), kafa sesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-head_voice-en-noun-UImGgTTh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, human-sciences, lifestyle, linguistics, music, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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