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vōcālis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • vowel noun A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, without blocking the airflow — the core sound of a syllable.

Senses

vōcālis is used for these senses in English:

  • vowel (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

vowel — full definition

  1. noun A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, without blocking the airflow — the core sound of a syllable.
  2. noun A letter representing a vowel sound — in English, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
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