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vocalis

/voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vo-calis
IPA
/voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“sounding, vocal”), clipping of mūsculus vōcālis (“vocal muscle”). Doublet of vocal and vowel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *wekʷ-, vōcālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/

Inflected Forms

vocales (plural)

Rhymes With

chehalis frontalis temporalis occipitalis mentalis nasalis occipitofrontalis orbitalis lingualis ansa cervicalis

Questions

How do you pronounce vocalis?
The recorded pronunciation is /voʊˈkeɪ.lɪs/.
What does vocalis mean?
A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.
Where does vocalis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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