vocal cord

1. 1.

   either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx

   Synonymsvocal foldvocal bandplica vocalis

   Broaderfold

   Narrowerfalse vocal cordtrue vocal cord

   Part oflarynx

Questions about vocal cord

What does vocal cord mean?

vocal cord means "either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx".

What is another word for vocal cord?

Close synonyms include vocal fold, vocal band, plica vocalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vocal cord a common word?

vocal cord is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.