"vocal tract" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vocal tracts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vocal tract (plural vocal tracts)
  1. (phonetics) Portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated): ääntöväylä (english: supraglottal vocal tract only) (Finnish), ääniväylä [also, including] (Finnish), canal vocal [masculine] (French), tractus vocal [masculine] (French), conduit vocal [masculine] (French), appareil vocal [masculine] (French), aparat głosowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-vocal_tract-en-noun-4oIF0Ghh Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'portion of the human body where speech sounds are articulated': 89 11
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Ornithology
    Sense id: en-vocal_tract-en-noun-9TyjK9lz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

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