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RIMA VOCALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The space between the two true vocal folds
Synonyms:
glottis vera; rima glottidis; rima vocalis; true glottis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rima vocalis" is a kind of...):
rima (a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts)
Holonyms ("rima vocalis" is a part of...):
glottis (the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated)