vocalisation
World English Dictionary
vocalize or vocalise (ˈvəʊkəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to express with or use the voice; articulate (a speech, song, etc) |
| 2. | (tr) to make vocal or articulate |
| 3. | (tr) phonetics |
| a. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice | |
| b. to change (a consonant) into a vowel | |
| 4. | another word for vowelize |
| 5. | (intr) to sing a melody on a vowel, etc |
| vocalise or vocalise | |
| —vb | |
| vocali'zation or vocalise | |
| —n | |
| vocali'sation or vocalise | |
| —n | |
| 'vocalizer or vocalise | |
| —n | |
| 'vocaliser or vocalise | |
| —n | |
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| vocalisation | |
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] |
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