vocalization (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *vocalization*:
NOUN	communication	vocalization, voice, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox	the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
communication	vocalization, utterance	the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

English > *vocalization*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
Example	"the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
Synonyms	voice, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox
Narrower	singing voice	The musical quality of the voice while singing / singing
	sprechgesang, sprechstimme	A style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking
	voice over	The voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program
Broader	communication	Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
Spanish	fonación, vocalización, vox, voz
Catalan	articulació, fonació, veu, vocalització, vox
Verbs	vocalize	utter with vibrating vocal chords

English > *vocalization*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication.
Synonym	utterance
Parts	phone, speech sound, sound	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Narrower	croak, croaking	A harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
	cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation	A loud utterance
	cry, yell	A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
	exclamation, exclaiming	An abrupt excited utterance
	expletive	A word or phrase conveying no independent meaning / meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
	exultation, rejoicing, jubilation	The utterance of sounds expressing great joy
	groan, moan	An utterance expressing pain or disapproval
	growling	A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
	hem, ahem	The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat
	howl, howling, ululation	A long loud emotional utterance
	laugh, laughter	The sound of laughing
	mumble	A soft indistinct utterance
	paging	calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
	profanity	Vulgar or irreverent speech or action
	pronunciation	The manner in which someone utters a word
	rasp, rasping	uttering in an irritated tone
	roll call	calling out an official list of names
	sigh, suspiration	An utterance made by exhaling audibly
	snarl	A vicious angry growl
	speaking, speech production	The utterance of intelligible speech
	speech	Something spoken
	sputter, splutter	An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage / rage)
Broader	auditory communication	communication that relies on hearing
Spanish	discurso, emisión, enunciación, enunciado, expresión, vocalización
Catalan	discurs, emissió, enunciació, enunciat, expressió, pronunciació
Verbs	vocalize	utter speech sounds

HyperDic: vocalization