phonation

Definition of Phonation in English :

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

Example Sentences:
'a singer takes good care of his voice'
'the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phonation

verb

(intransitive)

to articulate speech sounds, esp to cause the vocal cords to vibrate in the execution of a voiced speech sound

verb intransitive

Word forms: ˈphoˌnated or ˈphoˌnating

to produce speech sounds; esp., to utter a voiced sound or sounds

intr.v. pho·nat·ed, pho·nat·ing, pho·nates

To produce speech sounds; vocalize.