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Vocal cords or chords. (Anat.) See Larynx, and the Note under Voice, n., 1. — Vocal fremitus
[L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring] (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall, produced
by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations during the act of using the voice. — Vocal music, music
made by the voice, in distinction from instrumental music; hence, music or tunes set to words, to be
performed by the human voice. — Vocal tube (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the inferior
ligaments of the larynx, including the passages through the nose and mouth.
Vocal
(Vo"cal) n. [Cf. F. vocal, LL. vocalis.]
1. (Phon.) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a
vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; — distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal.
2. (R. C. Ch.) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.
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