VOCAL

outspoken, vocal

(adjective) given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; “outspoken in their opposition to segregation”; “a vocal assembly”

vocal

(adjective) full of the sound of voices; “a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children”

vocal

(adjective) having or using the power to produce speech or sound; “vocal organs”; “all vocal beings hymned their praise”

vocal

(adjective) relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; “vocal technique”; “the vocal repertoire”; “organized a vocal group to sing his compositions”

song, vocal

(noun) a short musical composition with words; “a successful musical must have at least three good songs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

vocal (comparative more vocal, superlative most vocal)

Of or pertaining to the voice or speech

Having a voice

Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral

Of or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc, or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel

(phonetics) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel

loud; getting oneself heard.

Synonyms

• (uttered or modulated by the voice): audible

• (getting oneself heard): audible, loud

Antonyms

• (uttered or modulated by the voice): inaudible, quiet, silent, voiceless

• (getting oneself heard): inaudible, quiet, silent

Noun

vocal (plural vocals)

(phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal

(Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.

Source: Wiktionary

Vo"cal, a. Etym: [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See Voice, and cf. Vowel.]

1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song. Milton.

2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer. "Vocal worship." Milton.

3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also,

4. (Phon.) (a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 199-202. (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel. Vocal cords or chords. (Anat.) See Larynx, and the Note under Voice, n., 1.

– Vocal fremitus Etym: [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring] (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice.

– Vocal music, music made by the voice, in distinction from instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be performed by the human voice.

– Vocal tube (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and mouth.

Vo"cal, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vocal, LL. vocalis.]

1. (Phon.)

Definition: A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal.

2. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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