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English
Etymology
From Old French vocal
Adjective
vocal (comparative more vocal, superlative most vocal)
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Positive vocal |
Comparative more vocal |
Superlative most vocal |
- Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Milton,
- To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, / Made vocal by my song.
- (A date for this quote is being sought): Milton,
- Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer, vocal worship.
- Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds
- (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
Derived terms
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- vocal chords
- Vocal fremitus, (from Latin fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring), (Medicine): 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 sac
- vocal tube
Noun
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Singular vocal |
Plural vocals |
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
- (Can we verify() this sense?) (insurance) A program consisting of Occupational Accident and Contingent Liability originally designed for the entertainment industry. It is an alternative to Workers Compensation and is available in most states.
Related terms
Asturian
Noun
vocal f. (plural vocales)
- A vowel.
French
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin vocalis, from vox, vocis (“‘voice’”) .
Adjective
vocal m. (f. vocale, m. plural vocaux, f. plural vocales)
- vocal, related to the voice
- cordes vocales
Related terms
Spanish
Noun
vocal f. (plural vocales)
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Singular vocal f. |
Plural vocales f. |
Noun
vocal m. and f. (plural vocales)
Adjective
vocal m. and f. (plural vocales)
- by means of the voice
- related to the voice
- using the voice
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