Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chest voice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
chest voice
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces presented to each other.

Frequently Paired Words

head voice

Synonyms

chest register chest tone

Questions

What does chest voice mean?
A kind of voice of a medium or low pitch and a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces presented to each other.

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