1. the production of vocal sounds by the vibration of the vocal cords
Usage: medical; linguistics

Examples

• The speech therapist studied the patient’s phonations to identify vocal cord problems.
• Different phonations create the variety of sounds in human speech.
• The singer’s phonations were affected by the throat infection.
• Researchers recorded various phonations to analyze voice patterns.
• Normal phonations require proper coordination of breathing and vocal cord movement.
• The linguist compared phonations across different languages.