subvocal

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal English subvocal From sub- + vocal.

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining words or statements formed in thought and expressed inwardly but not, or…

    Of or pertaining words or statements formed in thought and expressed inwardly but not, or not yet, uttered aloud.

  2. Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated speech that is inaudible or barely audible

    Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated speech that is inaudible or barely audible; subtonic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subvocal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA