'Vocalism' definitions:
Definition of 'vocalism'
From: WordNet
noun
The system of vowels used in a particular language [syn: vowel system, vocalism]
noun
The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" [syn: voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox]
Definition of 'Vocalism'
From: GCIDE
- Vocalism \Vo"cal*ism\ (v[=o]"kal*[i^]z'm), n.
- 1. The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A vocalic sound. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Vocalism'
- Vocal,
- Vocalic,
- Vocality,
- Vocalization,
- Vocalize,
- Vocalized,
- Vocalizing,
- Vocally,
- Vocalness,
- vocalizer,
- Vocal chords,
- Vocal cords,
- Vocal fremitus,
- Vocal music,
- Vocal resonance,
- Vocal tube,
- vocal band,
- vocal cord,
- vocal fold,
- vocal organ,
- Accidental Common Vocal,
- false vocal cord,
- false vocal fold,
- inferior vocal cord,
- inferior vocal fold,
- superior vocal cord,
- true vocal cord,
- true vocal fold