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Meaning of VOCALIZATION

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
  2. [n]  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"
 
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 Synonyms: phonation, utterance, vocalisation, voice, vox
 
 See Also: auditory communication, call, communication, croak, croaking, cry, exclaiming, exclamation, expletive, exultation, groan, growling, howl, howling, jubilation, laugh, laughter, moan, outcry, paging, phone, profanity, pronunciation, rasp, rasping, rejoicing, roll call, shout, sigh, singing voice, sleep talking, snarl, somniloquism, somniloquy, sound, speaking, speech, speech production, speech sound, splutter, sputter, suspiration, ululation, vociferation, voice over, yell

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vo`cal*i*za"tion\, n.
1. The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.
2. The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.
 

 

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