vocal tract

American  

noun

1. the passages above the larynx through which air passes in the production of speech, including the buccal, oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities.

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Example Sentences

This is because humans have a voice print: our vocal tract leaves a unique signature in the tone of our voice across everything that we say.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

“You can push air through your vocal tract, create these tones and rhythms, and it’s like giving the baby an analgesic,” Dr. Mehr said.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2022

The voice of a 3,000-year-old individual has been reproduced based on scans of his mummified vocal tract.

From Nature • Jan. 30, 2020

And the printed vocal tract does not precisely match the living version: the researchers point out that Nesyamun’s tongue has atrophied, and his soft palate is missing.

From Scientific American • Jan. 23, 2020

Other writers hold that voice is produced solely by the vibrations of the vocal cords, and that the rest of the vocal tract is concerned merely with determining the timbre of the voice.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.