voice box

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noun

the larynx.

Origin of voice box

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby voice box

voguish, Vogul, Vohwinkel syndrome, voice, voice-activated, voice box, voice coil, voiced, voiceful, voice input, voice-leading

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Example sentences from the Web for voice box

If we eat or drink too fast the voice-box will not have time to close its little door and prevent our being choked.
First Book in Physiology and Hygiene|J.H. Kellogg
Through the opening behind this curtain the air passes down into the voice-box and then into the lungs.
First Book in Physiology and Hygiene|J.H. Kellogg
Outstanding differences are the normal fore legs, the development of a voice-box in the male, and an ovipositor in the female.
Garden Pests in New Zealand|D. Miller
The air passing through the voice-box strikes against the vocal cords, the tension of which can be varied by the muscles.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

The cover of the voice-box closes whenever we swallow anything.
First Book in Physiology and Hygiene|J.H. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for voice box

voice box

noun

another word for the larynx Related adjective: laryngeal

Also called: talkbox an electronic guitar attachment with a tube into the player's mouth to modulate the sound vocally

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Scientific definitions for voice box

voice box

[ vois ]

See larynx.

单词	voice box
释义	voice box SEE SYNONYMS FOR voice box ON THESAURUS.COM noun the larynx. Origin of voice box First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby voice box voguish, Vogul, Vohwinkel syndrome, voice, voice-activated, voice box, voice coil, voiced, voiceful, voice input, voice-leading Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for voice box If we eat or drink too fast the voice-box will not have time to close its little door and prevent our being choked. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene\|J.H. Kellogg Through the opening behind this curtain the air passes down into the voice-box and then into the lungs. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene\|J.H. Kellogg Outstanding differences are the normal fore legs, the development of a voice-box in the male, and an ovipositor in the female. Garden Pests in New Zealand\|D. Miller The air passing through the voice-box strikes against the vocal cords, the tension of which can be varied by the muscles. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg The cover of the voice-box closes whenever we swallow anything. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene\|J.H. Kellogg British Dictionary definitions for voice box voice box noun another word for the larynx Related adjective: laryngeal Also called: talkbox an electronic guitar attachment with a tube into the player's mouth to modulate the sound vocally Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to voice box throat, voice, esophagus, larynx, pharynx, vocal folds Scientific definitions for voice box voice box [ vois ] See larynx. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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voice box

noun

Origin of voice box

Words nearby voice box

Example sentences from the Web for voice box

British Dictionary definitions for voice box

noun

Words related to voice box

Scientific definitions for voice box