chest register

/tʃɛst ˌrɛdʒəstər/
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Other forms: chest registers

Definitions of chest register
  1. noun
    the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing
    synonyms: chest tone, chest voice
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    register
    (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
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