See Also: voice quality(medicine)
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gall(5) (iou)



gall verb2 trans. [g¨»:l] L16.
[from GALL noun3.]
Dyeing. Impregnate with a decoction of galls.

voice quality (medicine)


voice quality
Voice quality is that component of speech which gives the primary distinction to a given speaker's voice when pitch and loudness are excluded. It involves both phonatory and resonatory characteristics. Some of the descriptions of voice quality are harshness, breathiness and nasality.