Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe space between the two true vocal folds
Similar
rima vocalistrue glottisglottis vera
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- New Latinrīma glōttidis“the cleft of the glottis”
- Englishrima glottidis
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin rīma glōttidis (“the cleft of the glottis”).
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Chinese Mandarin 聲門裂 /声门裂
- 聲門裂 /声门裂 (shēngménliè)passage in the glottis
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