chest voice

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.

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chest registerchest tone
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Meanings

noun
  1. entertainmentA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing

Similar
chest registerchest tone
Broader
register

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch borststem
  • borststemvoice of thick register
Finnish rintaääni
  • rintaäänivoice of thick register
French voix de poitrine
  • voix de poitrinevoice of thick register
German Bruststimme
  • Bruststimmevoice of thick register
Italian voce di petto
  • voce di pettovoice of thick register
Polish rejestr piersiowy
  • rejestr piersiowyvoice of thick register
Spanish voz de pecho
  • voz de pechovoice of thick register
Turkish göğüs sesi
  • göğüs sesivoice of thick register
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APA

chest voice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20voice

MLA

“chest voice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20voice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chest voice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20voice.

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