vocal folds
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Because sound travels faster in helium, whistle frequencies shift higher when helium is used, while sounds created by vibrating vocal folds remain unchanged.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Her manner of speech is otherworldly, like an arthropod testing out human vocal folds.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025
In humans, our voices come from vibrations when air passes over structures called vocal folds in our throat.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024
She knew how to sing, but she had never understood how she sang, the precise mechanics of breath, mouth and vocal folds.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024
The researchers, whose work wasn’t funded by the military, examined footage of the vocal folds of 14 trans women as they spoke.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 17, 2023
