vocal

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.
   1. Of or resembling vowels; vocalic.
   2. 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 vōcālis, from vōx, vōc-, voice.]

vocally vo'cal·ly adv.
vocalness vo'cal·ness n.

adjective

1. Produced by the voice: articulate, oral, sonant, spoken, uttered, voiced. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Speaking or spoken without reserve: free, free-spoken, outspoken. See restraint/unrestraint.
3. Characterized by, containing, or functioning as a vowel or vowels: vocalic, vowel. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: extroverted about opinion
Antonyms: introverted, modest, quiet, shy

adj

Definition: spoken
Antonyms: written

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Pertaining to the voice.

• v. cord acute bilateral paralysis — manifestation of organophosphate poisoning in foals characterized by irreversible severe inspiratory dyspnea and stridor.
• v. cord paralysis — due to paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, e.g. in rabies. See also laryngeal hemiplegia.
• v. cord resection — see ventriculocordectomy, debarking.
• v. cordectomy — see debarking.
• v. cords — the folds of mucous membrane in the larynx, the superior pair being called the false, and the inferior pair the true, vocal cords. These thin, reedlike bands vibrate to make vocal sounds and are capable of producing a vast range of sounds.
• false v. cords — ventricular bands.

IN BRIEF: Having to do with the voice. Also: Outspoken.

I was very vocal during the meeting about my concerns about the dumping of the waste in the pond.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stemme-, mundtlig, sang-, vokal-, højrøstet
n. - vokal

idioms:

• vocal cords    stemmebånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
vocaal, betreffende de stem, betreffende klanken, klinkend, expressief, weergalmend, openhartig, in woorden, klank, zangstuk, (mv) zang, stemgerechtigde (Rooms-katholiek)

Français (French)
adj. - vocal, bruyant, qui se fait entendre
n. - chant, partie vocale (npl)

idioms:

• vocal cords    cordes vocales

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Stimm-, laut , stimmhaft
n. - Vokal, Selbstlaut

idioms:

• vocal cords    Stimmbänder

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φωνητικός, ηχητικός, (μτφ.) φωνακλάδικος, κραυγαλέος
n. - φωνητικό (μέρος)

idioms:

• vocal cords    φωνητικές χορδές

Italiano (Italian)
vocale

idioms:

• vocal cords    corde vocali

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vocal, sonoro (Fon.)
n. - som (m) de vogal, peça (f) musical para um cantor

idioms:

• vocal cords    cordas vocais

Русский (Russian)
голосовой, гласный, устный, вокальный, шумный, вокальное произведение

idioms:

• vocal cords    голосовые связки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vocales, vocal, parte cantada
n. - vocal, sonido vocal

idioms:

• vocal cords    cuerdas vocales

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stäm-, muntlig, högröstad, genljudande, tonande, vokalisk
n. - vokal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
声音的, 歌唱的, 有声的, 元音, 声乐作品

idioms:

• vocal cords    声带

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聲音的, 歌唱的, 有聲的
n. - 母音, 聲樂作品

idioms:

• vocal cords    聲帶

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 목소리의, 성악의, 잘 지껄이는
n. - 유성음, 가창, 선거권자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 声の, 音声の, 口に出した, 声楽の, よくしゃべる
n. - ボーカル

idioms:

• vocal cords    声帯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صوتي, لفظي (الاسم) قطعه غنائيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קולי, של הקול, קולני, דברני, מתבטא‬
n. - ‮קולי, של הקול, קולני, דברני, מתבטא, קטע מושר ביצירה מוסיקלית, מופע מוסיקלי עם שירה‬

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