Definition of vocal

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Vocal (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..

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Cord :: Cord (n.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic, Spinal, Umbilical, Vocal..
Utterance :: Utterance (n.) Vocal expression; articulation; speech.
Vocally :: Vocally (adv.) In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound.
R :: R () R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, and 250-254..
Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful..
G :: G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246..
Register :: Register (v. i.) The compass of a voice or instrument; a specified portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle, or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor register..
Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds..
Secular :: Secular (n.) A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir.
Dilogy :: Dilogy (n.) An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense.
Vocalizing :: Vocalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vocaliz.
Arytenoid :: Arytenoid (a.) Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords..
Symphyla :: Symphony (n.) An instrumental passage at the beginning or end, or in the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude, interlude, or postude; a ritornello..
T :: T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180..
Harmonious :: Harmonious (a.) Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious.
Univocacy :: Univocacy (n.) The quality or state of being univocal.
Univocal :: Univocal (a.) Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See Unison, n., 2..
Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
Phthongal :: Phthongal (n.) A vocalized element or letter.
V :: V () V, the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. V and U are only varieties of the same character, U being the cursive form, while V is better adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively recent date words containing them were often classed together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see U). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it was used both as a consonant (about like Engli
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