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vocal
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vo·cal  (vkl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the voice: the vertebrate vocal organs; a vocal defect.
2. Uttered or produced by the voice.
3. Having a voice; capable of emitting sound or speech.
4. Full of voices; resounding: a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children.
5. Tending to express oneself often or freely; outspoken: a vocal critic of city politics.
6. Linguistics
a. Of or resembling vowels; vocalic.
b. Voiced.
7. Music Of, relating to, or performed by singing: vocal training; vocal music.
n.
1. A vocal sound.
2. Music A popular composition for a singer, often with instrumental accompaniment.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vclis, from vx, vc-, voice; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]

vocal·ly adv.
vocal·ness n.

vocal
Adjective
1. of or relating to the voice: vocal pitch
2. expressing one's opinions clearly and openly: a vocal minority with racist views
Noun
vocals the singing part of a piece of jazz or pop music [Latin vox voice]
vocally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vocal - music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
2.vocalvocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
religious song - religious music for singing
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
anthem - a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
aria - an elaborate song for solo voice
ballad, lay - a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
barcarole, barcarolle - a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
refrain, chorus - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
ditty - a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody, lament - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
drinking song - a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
lied - a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
love song, love-song - a song about love or expressing love for another person
berceuse, cradlesong, lullaby - a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
lyric, words, language - the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
golden oldie, oldie - a song that was formerly popular
partsong - a song with two or more voice parts
prothalamion, prothalamium - a song in celebration of a marriage
roundelay - a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
banquet song, scolion - a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
serenade - a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
torch song - a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
work song - a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
Adj.1.vocalvocal - relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"
instrumental - relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; "instrumental compositions"; "an instrumental ensemble"
2.vocalvocal - having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
3.vocalvocal - given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
4.vocalvocal - full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

vocal
adjective 2. spoken, voiced, uttered, oral, said, articulate, articulated, put into words
Translations

vocal [ˈvəukl] adjvocal (= articulate); elocuente
vocal [ˈvəukl] adjvocal(e) (= articulate); qui n'hésite pas à s'exprimer, qui sait faire entendre ses opinions;
vocals nplvoix fpl
vocal [ˈvəukl] adj (of the voice) → stimmlich;
(articulate) → lautstark
vocal [ˈvəukl] adj (MUS) → vocale; [communication] → verbale (= noisy); rumoroso/a

vocal
adj vocal [ˈvəukəl]
1 of, or concerning, the voice vocal music. vokaal صَوْتي гласов vokální vokal- Vokal-... φωνητικός vocal vokaal- صوتی laulu- vocal קוֹלִי वाचिक glasovni, vokalan vokális mengenai suara radd-, tal- vocale 声の 목소리의, 음성과 관련된 balso, vokalinis vokāls; balss- suara gezongen, stem{#169} vokal-, sang- głosowy, wokalny vocal vocal голосовой; вокальный vokálny vokalen vokalni vokal, röst- เสียงพูด vokal, ses ile ilgili 有聲的 голосовий; вокальний زباني، صوتي thuộc phát âm
2 (of a person) talkative; keen to make one's opinions heard by other people He's always very vocal at meetings. uitgesproke ثَرْثار гласовит mnohomluvný højrøstet vernehmbar ομιλητικός, πρόθυμος να εκφραστεί hablador, locuaz; ruidoso häälekas اهل گفت و گو äänekäs qui se fait entendre קוֹלָנִי वाचिक, उच्चरित rječit, razgovorljiv hangos suka bicara, lantang málgefinn (che si fa sentire) やかましく主張する 마음대로 지껄이는, 잔소리가 많은 iškalbus, šnekus runīgs; daiļrunīgs lantang bersuara luidruchtig snakkesalig, høyrøstet wymowny, głośny falador care-şi exprimă opiniile (cu vehemenţă) громогласный výrečný glasen pričljiv som kan tala, högröstad พูดมาก konuşkan, sözünü sakınmaz 善於言詞的 промовистий, виразний باتوني to mồm, lắm tiếng
adv voˈcally
vokaal صَوتِيّا звучно hlasitě højrøstet gesanglich φωνητικά elocuentemente; ruidosamente vokaalselt بطور آوایی suullisesti à haute voix; oralement בְּקוֹל मौखिक रूप से vokalno élőszóval; dallamosan, zengőn secara lisan munnlega; fullum rómi oralmente; (a voce alta) 声で 목소리로; 구두로 žodžiu, garsiai vokāli; balsī suara luidruchtig muntlig, høyrøstet, med stemmen wokalnie vocalmente oral, cu voce tare вокально; громогласно výrečne vokalno vokalno med rösten, högröstat, vokalt โดยการเปล่งเสียง sesli olarak 有聲地 вокально صوتي طور پر، واضح طور پر to mồm, thuộc phát âm
n ˈvocalist
a singer a female vocalist. sanger مُغَنِّ، مُنْشِد вокалист zpěvák, -čka sanger der/die Sänger(in) αοιδός, τραγουδιστής vocalista vokalist آوازخوان laulusolisti chanteur/-euse זַמָר, זַמֶרֶת गायक vokalni izvođač énekes(nő) penyanyi söngvari cantante, vocalista 声楽家 성악가, 가수 vokalistas vokālists penyanyi zanger vokalist, sanger(inne) wokalista vocalista vo­ca­list, cân­tăreţ вокалист spevák, -čka pevec vokalista vokalist นักร้อง şarkıcı, vokalist 歌唱家, 聲樂家, 歌手 вокаліст; співак نغمہ کار ca sĩ , ,
vocal cords
folds of membrane in the larynx that produce the sounds used in speech, singing etc when vibrated. stembande أوْتار صَوْتِيَّه гласни струни hlasivky stemmebånd die Stimmbänder φωνητικές χορδές cuerdas vocales häälekurrud تارهای صوتی äänihuulet cordes vocales מֵיתָרֵי הַקוֹל वाकतन्तु glasovne žice hangszálak pita suara raddbönd corde vocali 声帯 성대 balso stygos balss saites pita suara stembanden stemmebånd struny głosowe corda vocal coarde vocale голосовые связки hlasivky glasilke glasne žice stämband เส้นเสียง ses telleri 聲帶 голосові зв'язки نرخرہ کي ڈوري dây thanh âm


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