voice box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vois boks]
- /vɔɪs bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vois boks]
- /vɔɪs bɒks/

Definitions of voice box words

noun voice box the larynx. 1
countable noun voice box Your voice box is the top part of the tube that leads from your throat to your lungs, which contains your vocal cords. 0
noun voice box an electronic guitar attachment with a tube into the player's mouth to modulate the sound vocally 0
noun voice box larynx 0
noun voice box electrolarynx; mechanical larynx; throat back. 0
noun voice box talk box. 0

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Origin of voice box

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Voice box

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voice box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for voice box

noun voice box

adam's apple — Your Adam's apple is the lump that sticks out of the front of your neck below your throat.
larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
larynx — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.
esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
oesophagus — (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

All 5 Synonyms of voice box