vocal gesture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvocalandgesture
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vocal
adjective
uk/ˈvəʊ.kəl/us/ˈvoʊ.kəl/
relating to or produced by the voice, either in singing ...
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gesture
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʒes.tʃər/us/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/
a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea ...
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(Definition ofvocalandgesturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofvocal gesture
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Users push and hold a large play button when they make avocalgesture.
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The author brings out the immediately personal and selfexplorational content of the lyrics, making occasional reference to a harmonic colour orvocalgesturethat complements the lyrical moment.
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Since 1974 he has worked with the same near-diatonic collection, which he treats as a sound object,vocalgesture, and polyphonic complex.
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The mapper manages an entire ensemble of synthesis instruments, each of which is controlled by the vocal gestures of a single player.
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Inevitably, some players are shy, have difficulty thinking of vocal gestures, and quit after a few minutes.
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To control their instrument, users input vocal gestures into a microphone.
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The words, the phonemes, the vocal gestures are transformed into a musical flux enriched by the unique colours of each language.
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After the first phrase, the vocal gestures, text fragments and melodic cells begin to move around; they are fragmented and regrouped.
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We did not want sound output to stop completely when users were not making vocal gestures.
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There is little doubt that vocal gestures now dominate, but they aren't everything, despite the unfortunate invention of the cellphone.
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Over the course of a user session, the client-side neural network adapts to the vocal gestures created by the local user, updating its internal weights accordingly.
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Corballis suggests that the transfer of modality from manual to vocal gestures is related to the enhancement of holistic gestures by facial gestures in the development of syntax.
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