head voice

English

Noun

head voice (countable and uncountable, plural head voices)

(phonology, music) a kind of voice of high pitch and of a thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of the thin register. In producing it, the vibration of the cords is limited to their thin edges in the upper part, which are then presented to each other.
Coordinate term: chest voice

Translations

Translations

Dutch: kopstem (nl) f
Finnish: pää-ääni
French: voix de tête (fr) f
German: Kopfstimme (de) f
Italian: voce di testa f
Polish: rejestr głowowy m
Turkish: kafa sesi

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