n. [ L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See Voice. ] A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Vocabularies [ LL. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf. F. vocabulaire. See Vocable. ] 1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. vocabuliste. ] The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. vocal, LL. vocalis. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Phon.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (R. C. Ch.) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis, voice: cf. F. vocal. See Voice, and cf. Vowel. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices. [ 1913 Webster ]

To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,
Made vocal by my song. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer. “Vocal worship.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of certain articulate sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Phon.) (a) 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. (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a vowel; vowel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vocal cords or
Vocal chords. n. pl. (Anat.) The two pairs of mucous membranes that project into the larynx, and which produce the sounds of speech by vibrating under the influence of air exhaled from the lungs. See Larynx, and the Note under Voice, n., 1. --
Vocal fremitus [ L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring ] (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice. --
Vocal music, music made by the voice, in distinction from instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be performed by the human voice. --
Vocal tube (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vocalis (sc. littera) a vowel. See Vocal, a. ] Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel sounds. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A vocalic sound. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. vocaliste. ] A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. vocalitas euphony. ] 1. The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness; resonance; as, the vocality of the letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The formation and utterance of vocal sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]