vocal

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
3. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
4. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
5. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
6. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
7. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
8. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
9. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.
10. Uttered or modulated by the voice; expressed in words.

Noun

1. A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic.
2. A part of a piece of music that is sung.
3. A part of a piece of music that is sung.
4. A man in the Roman Catholic Church who has a right to vote in certain elections.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvəʊ.kəl/

Etymology

Late Middle English vocal, borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“uttering a voice, sounding, speaking”), from vōx (“a voice, sound, tone”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of vowel and vocalis. Compare Old French vocal.