vocal
noun
- 1
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
(Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the voice or speech
“vocal problems”
- 2
Having a voice
- 3
Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral
“vocal melody”
- 4
Of or pertaining to a voice sound; spoken
- 5
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
- 6
Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
“a vocal sound”
- 7
Loud; getting oneself heard.
“The protesters were very vocal in their message to the mayor.”
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