Basilar membrane

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In phonetics, basilar membrane refers to thin membrane which forming the base of the organ of Corti that vibrates in response to different frequencies of sound and stimulates individual sensory hair cells in the organ of Corti.

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Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics