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Explore Bocal through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Bocal in a sentence

Bocal meaning

  1. A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
  2. A cylindrical glass vessel with a short wide neck.

Using Bocal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument. | A cylindrical glass vessel with a short wide neck.

Context around Bocal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Bocal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a bocal 1× on the bocal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the lower mostly 1× the reed is 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a bocal 1× on the bocal 1×

Words around Bocal

Just before it in the word index:

bocagrandehistoricalsociety 2 bocage 8 bocadillo 6 bocachica 2 boca 198 boc 82

Just after it in the word index:

bocanegra 8 bocardo 3 bocas 10 bocaue 2 bocc 24 bocca 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Bocal

  • In this selection, "bocal" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a bocal and on the bocal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "bocal" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with bocal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The reed is located inside the long metal mouthpiece, known as a bocal. (13 words)

The lower, mostly cylindrical portion will be reamed out with a special tool called a reamer, allowing the reed to fit on the bocal. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The lower, mostly cylindrical portion will be reamed out with a special tool called a reamer, allowing the reed to fit on the bocal. (24 words)

The reed is located inside the long metal mouthpiece, known as a bocal. (13 words)

Example sentences (2)

The lower, mostly cylindrical portion will be reamed out with a special tool called a reamer, allowing the reed to fit on the bocal.

The reed is located inside the long metal mouthpiece, known as a bocal.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "bocal" in a sentence?
An example: "The lower, mostly cylindrical portion will be reamed out with a special tool called a reamer, allowing the reed to fit on the bocal." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "bocal" from authentic English texts.
What does "bocal" mean?
Bocal means: A curved, tapered metal tube which connects the reed of several double reed woodwind instruments (such as the cor anglais, bassoon, and contrabassoon) to the rest of the instrument.
How many example sentences with "bocal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "bocal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.