Collins English-English Dictionary

vocal ['vəυk^əl]

1. 1. adj of, relating to, or designed for the voice

   vocal music

2. 2. adj produced or delivered by the voice

   vocal noises

3. 3. adj connected with an attribute or the production of the voice

   vocal organs

4. 4. adj frequently disposed to outspoken speech, criticism, etc

   a vocal minority

5. 5. adj full of sound or voices

   a vocal assembly

6. 6. adj endowed with a voice

7. 7. adj eloquent or meaningful

8. 8. adj [phonetics] of or relating to a speech sound

9. 9. adj of or relating to a voiced speech sound, esp a vowel

10. 10. n a piece of jazz or pop music that is sung

11. 11. n a performance of such a piece of music

12. 12. n [Etymology] C14: from Latin vocalis possessed of a voice, from vox voice