GLOTTIS


Meaning of GLOTTIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglä-təs ]

noun

( plural glot·tis·es or glot·ti·des -tə-ˌdēz)

Etymology: Greek glōttid-, glōttis, from glōtta tongue — more at gloss

Date: 1578

: the elongated space between the vocal cords ; also : the structures that surround this space — compare epiglottis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.