Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L vōcālis=vōc-, s. of vōxvoice+-ālis -al1)
Definition of 'Vocal'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)vocal music, vocal music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
2. (adj)song, vocal a shortmusicalcomposition with words "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
3. (adj)vocal relating to or designed for or using the singing voice "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"
4. (adj)vocal having or using the power to produce speech or sound "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
5. (adj)outspoken, vocal given to expressing yourself freely or insistently "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
6. (adj)vocal full of the sound of voices "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
1. (adjective)vocal expressing your thoughts and opinions very openly a chance to get vocal about local issues
2. vocal relating to the voice actors who require vocal training
Definition of 'Vocal'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Vocal of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices
2. (adj)Vocal uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer
3. (adj)Vocal of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, /poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds
4. (adj)Vocal 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
5. (adj)Vocal of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel
6. (noun)Vocal a vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocalelement of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal
7. (noun)Vocal a man who has a right to vote in certain elections