Found 2 hits - Term: vocal music, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vocal \vo"cal\ v=o"kal, 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, sectsect 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
see also:
voice vowel vocal cords vocal chords larynx vocal fremitus
vocal music instrumental music vocal tube
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vocal music
n : music that is vocalized as contrasted with instrumental
music
Results 1 - 10 of 13 found about vocal music: Music
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Music, definition of term: Music
music_pag1.html Music Box
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Music Box, definition of term: Music Box
music+box_pag1.html Pop Music
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Pop Music, definition of term: Pop Music
pop+music_pag1.html Rap Music
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Rap Music, definition of term: Rap Music
rap+music_pag1.html Rock Music
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Rock Music, definition of term: Rock Music
rock+music_pag1.html Secular Music
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Secular Music, definition of term: Secular Music
secular+music_pag1.html Chamber Music
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Chamber Music, definition of term: Chamber Music
chamber+music_pag1.html Country Music
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Country Music, definition of term: Country Music
country+music_pag1.html Classical Music
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Classical Music, definition of term: Classical Music
classical+music_pag1.html Dance Music
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Dance Music, definition of term: Dance Music
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