Noun: vocalization ,vow-ku-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,vow-ku-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
"Her final vocalization before leaving was barely audible";
- utterance
- The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
"the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations";
- voice, vocalisation [Brit], vocalism, phonation, vox
Derived forms: vocalizations
Type of: auditory communication, communication
Encyclopedia: Vocalization