Definition of vocalization Vocalization

vo•cal•i•za•tion

We found 10 definitions of vocalization from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

Noun
vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
		utterance
		auditory communication communication that relies on hearing
		roll call calling out an official list of names
		speech sound, phone, sound (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
		outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, cry, call a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
		yell, cry a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
		croak, croaking a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
		exclaiming, exclamation an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"
		expletive a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
		groan, moan an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
		ahem, hem the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down; "the hem of her dress was stained"; "let down the hem"; "he stitched weights into the curtain's hem"; "it seeped along the hem of his jacket"
		howling, ululation, howl a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
		laughter, laugh the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth or scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd"
		mumble a soft indistinct utterance
		paging calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging"
		profanity vulgar or irreverent speech or action
		pronunciation the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
		exultation, rejoicing, jubilation the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
		suspiration, sigh an utterance made by exhaling audibly
		snarl an angry vicious expression
		speech production, speaking the utterance of intelligible speech
		speech (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
		splutter, sputter an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
		rasping, rasp a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
vocalization - 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"
		voice, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox
		communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
		singing voice the musical quality of the voice while singing
		sprechgesang, sprechstimme a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking

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Wiktionary

vocalization (Noun)
The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance.
vocalization (Noun)
Any specific mode of utterance; pronunciation.
vocalization (Noun)
The use of speech to express an idea.
vocalization (Noun)
The production of musical sounds using the voice, especially as an exercise.
vocalization (Noun)
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.