glottis - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • close: The larynx is raised, closing the glottis, which is then covered by the epiglottis, preventing food entering the trachea.

Adjective modifier

  • closed: It is essentially breathing out against a closed glottis much in the way that you would strain to lift or pass stool.

Modifies a noun

  • signal: First, an improved version of our neuronal network algorithm for reconstruction of the voice source signal ( glottis signal ) is presented.

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