tone
definition: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
example:
speech part: noun
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shade
definition: a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
example: The Beijing dialect uses four tones.
speech part: noun
synonyms:
definition: in music, the distinctive property of a complex sound such as a voice, noise or musical sound
example: Your guitar has wicked tone.
speech part: noun
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timber
definition: the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
example: the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw
speech part: noun
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definition: a steady sound without overtones
example: They tested your hearing with pure tones of different frequencies.
speech part: noun
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pure tone
definition: a musical interval of two semitones
example:
speech part: noun
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step
definition: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
note
definition: the quality of a person's voice
example: They began in a conversational tone.
speech part: noun
synonyms:
tone of voice
definition: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
feeling
definition: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms:
tonicity
definition: give a healthy elasticity to
example: Let's tone our muscles
speech part: verb
synonyms:
tone up
strengthen
definition: change to a color image
example: tone a photographic image
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: change the color or tone of
example: tone a negative
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: vary the pitch of one's speech
example:
speech part: verb
definition: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
example:
speech part: verb