English noun: vocalization | |||
1. | vocalization (communication) the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | ||
Samples | A singer takes good care of his voice. The giraffe cannot make any vocalizations. | ||
Synonyms | phonation, vocalisation, vocalism, voice, vox | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | singing voice, sprechgesang, sprechstimme, voice over | ||
2. | vocalization (communication) the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication | ||
Synonyms | utterance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | auditory communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ahem, call, croak, croaking, cry, cry, exclaiming, exclamation, expletive, exultation, groan, growling, hem, howl, howling, jubilation, laugh, laughter, moan, mumble, outcry, paging, profanity, pronunciation, rasp, rasping, rejoicing, roll call, shout, sigh, snarl, speaking, speech, speech production, splutter, sputter, suspiration, ululation, vociferation, yell, yell | ||
Part holonym | phone, sound, speech sound | ||