Category: Lexicon

  • April 16, 2025
    The Bernoulli Effect, named after the Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli, refers to a principle within fluid dynamics that states that…
  • April 16, 2025
    Belt or Belting is a thicker, heavier, brassier, brighter, twangier vocal style of production for female singers, representing most female…
  • April 16, 2025
    The Back Vowels are [u] [o] [ɔ] [ʊ] [ɑ] and they are produced with the highest point of the tongue…
  • April 16, 2025
    The Audible Range is the range of frequencies that the human ear can perceive. For the average human this range…
  • April 16, 2025
    Attenuation refers to the gradual reduction in intensity or strength of a signal as it travels through a medium (typically air)…
  • April 16, 2025
    Aspirate Onsets/Offsets happen when airflow begins before the closure (adduction) of the vocal folds (onset). The end of phonation occurs when the…
  • April 16, 2025
    The Aryepiglottic Folds extend between the arytenoid cartilages and the lateral margins of the epiglottis, aiding in the prevention of…
  • April 16, 2025
    Anterior describes a position or location that is toward the front of the body or an organ. It is the…
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    Amplitude refers to the maximum extent of a sound wave’s vibration, typically measured as the height of the wave from…
  • April 16, 2025
    Pulmonary alveoli are small, grape-like structures located at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs. These tiny air sacs…