vocal cord

noun

Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

Similar
vocal bandvocal foldplica vocalis
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Meanings

nounvocal cord (plural vocal cords)

plural vocal cords

  1. plural normallyanatomyEither of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

    Synonyms: vocal band, vocal fold, plica vocalis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEither of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.

Similar
vocal bandvocal foldplica vocalis

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

Similar
vocal foldvocal bandplica vocalis
Broader
foldplica
Also see
vocal fold

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 聲帶 /声带
  • 聲帶 /声带 (seng¹ daai³)folds of mucous membrane
Chinese Mandarin 聲帶 /声带
  • 聲帶 /声带 (shēngdài)folds of mucous membrane
Czech hlasivka
  • hlasivkafolds of mucous membrane
Danish stemmebånd
  • stemmebåndfolds of mucous membrane
Dutch stemband
  • stembandfolds of mucous membrane
Esperanto voĉkordo
  • voĉkordofolds of mucous membrane
Finnish äänihuuli
  • äänihuulifolds of mucous membrane
French corde vocale
  • corde vocalefolds of mucous membrane
German Stimmband
  • Stimmbandfolds of mucous membrane
Hungarian hangszalag, hangszál
  • hangszalagfolds of mucous membrane
  • hangszálfolds of mucous membrane
Italian corda vocale
  • corda vocalefolds of mucous membrane
Japanese 声帯
  • 声帯 (seitai)folds of mucous membrane
Korean 성대
  • 성대 (seongdae)folds of mucous membrane
Latvian balss saite
  • balss saitefolds of mucous membrane
Norwegian stämmebånd
  • stämmebåndfolds of mucous membrane
Polish struna głosowa, więzadło głosowe
  • struna głosowafolds of mucous membrane
  • więzadło głosowefolds of mucous membrane
Portuguese corda vocal
  • corda vocalfolds of mucous membrane
Romanian coardă vocală
  • coardă vocalăfolds of mucous membrane
Russian голосова́я свя́зка
  • голосова́я свя́зка (golosovája svjázka)folds of mucous membrane
Spanish cuerda vocal
  • cuerda vocalfolds of mucous membrane
Swahili nyuzisauti
  • nyuzisautifolds of mucous membrane
Swedish stämband, stämläpp
  • stämbandfolds of mucous membrane
  • stämläppfolds of mucous membrane
  • stämläppefolds of mucous membrane
Thai เส้นเสียง
  • เส้นเสียง (sêen-sǐiang)folds of mucous membrane
Turkish ses teli
  • ses telifolds of mucous membrane
Welsh tant y llais
  • tant y llaisfolds of mucous membrane
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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