vocal tract
[ˈvoʊ.kəl trækt]
nounpl: vocal tracts
trato vocal
1. The system of vocal organs and air passages used for producing speech and voice sounds, including the larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, and nasal cavity
The vocal tract is essential for articulating consonants and vowels.
O trato vocal é essencial para articular consoantes e vogais.
2. In acoustics and phonetics, the resonating cavity above the vocal cords that shapes sound waves into recognizable speech sounds
Different shapes of the vocal tract produce different vowel sounds.
Diferentes formas do trato vocal produzem diferentes sons de vogais.
This is a technical term primarily used in linguistics, phonetics, speech-language pathology, and acoustic research. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation in either Brazil or the USA, but is fundamental terminology in academic and clinical settings dealing with speech and voice production.
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