Definitions for Vocal
ˈvoʊ kəlvo·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. vocal music, vocalnoun

   music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

2. song, vocaladjective

   a short musical composition with words

   "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

3. vocaladjective

   relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

   "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

4. vocaladjective

   having or using the power to produce speech or sound

   "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"

5. outspoken, vocaladjective

   given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

   "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"

6. vocaladjective

   full of the sound of voices

   "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. vocalnoun

   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. vocalnoun

   A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.

3. vocaladjective

   Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices

4. vocaladjective

   Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer, vocal worship.

5. vocaladjective

   Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds

6. vocaladjective

   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 , , ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See voice, and vowel

7. vocaladjective

   Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel

   a vocal sound

8. vocaladjective

   loud; getting oneself heard.

   The protestors were very vocal in their message to the mayor.

9. Etymology: From vocal < vocalis.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vocal

   The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production in which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are the primary sound source. (Other sound production mechanisms produced from the same general area of the body involve the production of unvoiced consonants, clicks, whistling and whispering.) Generally speaking, the mechanism for generating the human voice can be subdivided into three parts; the lungs, the vocal folds within the larynx (voice box), and the articulators. The lungs, the "pump" must produce adequate airflow and air pressure to vibrate vocal folds. The vocal folds (vocal cords) then vibrate to use airflow from the lungs to create audible pulses that form the laryngeal sound source. The muscles of the larynx adjust the length and tension of the vocal folds to 'fine-tune' pitch and tone. The articulators (the parts of the vocal tract above the larynx consisting of tongue, palate, cheek, lips, etc.) articulate and filter the sound emanating from the larynx and to some degree can interact with the laryngeal airflow to strengthen or weaken it as a sound source. The vocal folds, in combination with the articulators, are capable of producing highly intricate arrays of sound. The tone of voice may be modulated to suggest emotions such as anger, surprise, fear, happiness or sadness. The human voice is used to express emotion, and can also reveal the age and sex of the speaker. Singers use the human voice as an instrument for creating music.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vocaladjective

   of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices

2. Vocaladjective

   uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer

3. Vocaladjective

   of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, /poken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds

4. Vocaladjective

   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. Vocaladjective

   of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel

6. Vocalnoun

   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

7. Vocalnoun

   a man who has a right to vote in certain elections

8. Etymology: [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See Voice, and cf. Vowel.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. VOCAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vocal is ranked #145220 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Vocal surname appeared 114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vocal.
   
   52.6% or 60 total occurrences were Asian.
   23.6% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   17.5% or 20 total occurrences were White.
   5.2% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Music

How to pronounce Vocal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Vocal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vocal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Vocal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Vocal in a Sentence

1. Shania Twain:

   Dysphonia is not a singing problem. It's a voice box issue in the muscle on the voice, very different from having a nodule on the vocal cords, which I've never had. I'm lucky that I've never had that. It needs a long renewal time, and even today, I am still addressing it.

2. Clay Aiken:

   If the loudest and most hateful voices think they are going to speak for us, just tell them I'm warming up the old vocal chords.

3. President Barack Obama:

   This was a pretty shameful day for Washington, it came down to politics -- the worry that that vocal minority of gun owners would come after them in future elections.

4. Gina Rodriguez:

   She got into Princeton! She’s incredible, i have been very vocal about protecting immigrant rights... We have to create a space that is equivalent to what they say America is supposed to be.

5. Victoria Maxwell:

   Until more people are more vocal about what it is, there's always going to be that stigma. I think it's just education and awareness.

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