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TRUE GLOTTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does true glottis mean?
• TRUE GLOTTIS (noun)
The noun TRUE GLOTTIS has 1 sense:
1. the space between the two true vocal folds
Familiarity information: TRUE GLOTTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The space between the two true vocal folds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
glottis vera; rima glottidis; rima vocalis; true glottis
Hypernyms ("true glottis" is a kind of...):
rima (a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts)
Holonyms ("true glottis" is a part of...):
glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated)
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