resonationn.
/ˌrɛzəˈneɪʃn/, /ˌrɛznˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛzəˈneɪʃən/ The action of resonating; resonance; spec. the process by which the voice is changed in strength and timbre as the air passes through the airways.
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1824 J. Beresford Cross, & Crescent viii. 323 Chaunting Mortality's deep, solemn song, With farewell-resonation floats away.
1857 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 9 May 42/1 It is all-important that these works be executed in certain conditions..of room and resonation.
1874 Eccl. Observer Apr. 138 Congregations troubled with disagreeable resonations in their houses of worship.
1948 B. F. Cutter in R. D. Saunders Music & Dance in Calif. & West (ed. 3) 148/2 Formation and resonation of vowel tones in the laryngeal and oral areas of the pharynx.
1956 G. A. Copp in E. F. Hahn & E. S. Hahn Stuttering (ed. 2) 81 In resonation, the muscles that control the size and shape of the resonating cavities and those muscles that align the vibrating vocal cords with these cavities are exercised.
2007 S. R. Easterbrooks & E. L. Estes Helping Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students to use Spoken Lang. vi. 144 The physiological process of speaking involves four components: respiration, phonation, articulation, and resonation.
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