vocalization in English dictionary

  • vocalization

    Meanings and definitions of "vocalization"

    • (music) The production of musical sounds using the voice, especially as an exercise
    • (orthography) In Arabic and Hebrew - supplying the vowels (diacritics), normally not written to show the correct pronunciation, used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners. Arabic terms: tashkiil (تشكيل), taHriik (تحريك) - (action of supplying the vowel points) , also known as ḥarakāt (حركات — the singular is ḥaraka حركة) - (the diacritical marks), Hebrew term: ניקוד nikud .
    • (linguistics) [change in pronunciation] of historically or variably consonant (typically sonorant) sounds as vowels. For example, the syllabic /l/ in words like people or the coda one in words like cold or coal are variably realized as a high back vowel or glide— [ʊ], [u], [ɤ] or [o]—in many English dialects in the US, UK, and the Southern Hemisphere. For example, in [African American English] the most common pronunciation of the words "people", "cold", and "coal" is [phipʊ], [khoɤd], or [khoɤ] respectively.
    • The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
    • Any specific mode of utterance; pronunciation
    • The use of speech to express an idea
    • noun
      The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
    • noun
      Any specific mode of utterance; pronunciation
    • noun
      The use of speech to express an idea
    • noun
      (music)
      The production of musical sounds using the voice, especially as an exercise
    • noun
      (orthography)
      The vowel diacritics in Hebrew and Arabic, which are not normally written, but which are used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners.
    • noun
      (linguistics)
      The change in pronunciation of historically or variably consonant (typically sonorant) sounds as vowels. For example, the syllabic /l/ in words like people or the coda one in words like cold or coal are variably realized as a high back vowel or glide—[ʊ], [u], [ɤ] or [o]—in many dialects of English in the US, UK, and the Southern Hemisphere. For example, in African American Vernacular English, one common pronunciation of the words "people", "cold", and "coal" is [phipʊ], [khoɤd], or [khoɤ] respectively.
    • act of vocalizing or something vocalized
    • specific mode of utterance
    • production of musical sound
    • supplying the vowels (diacritics), e.g. Arabic and Hebrew
    • 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"
    • noun
      the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

    Synonyms of "vocalization" in English dictionary

    vocalisation, voice, communication are the top synonyms of "vocalization" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of vocalization

    • vocalization ( plural  vocalizations)
    • vocalization (plural vocalizations)
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