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Constraints in Classical Chinese poetry
‹See RfD› Tone patterns (Chinese: 平仄; pinyin: píngzè; Jyutping: ping4 zak1; Tâi-lô: piânn-ceh) are common constraints in classical Chinese poetry. The
Tone_pattern
Use of pitch to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
languages—additionally use tones to distinguish one word from another, just as consonant and vowel sounds do in all languages. The distinctive tonal patterns of such a
Tone_(linguistics)
third tone, the final part is only pronounced before a pause or an unstressed syllable. Two consecutive fourth tones are pronounced in a zigzag pattern, with
Standard_Chinese_phonology
Nguni language of eastern South Africa and neighbouring countries
other Bantu languages, Zulu has word tone, meaning that the pattern of tones acts more like a template to assign tones to individual syllables, rather than
Zulu_language
Dialect of Wu Chinese
describes additional patterns where Tone 7 阴入 + Tone 1/3/5 retaining full tone, resulting in a /5ˀ 5/ pattern if Tone 7 阴入 is followed by Tone 1 阴平 the original
Suzhou_dialect
Test signal in television broadcasting
A test card, also known as a test pattern or start-up/closedown test, is a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is
Test_card
regarding tone pattern varies according to the poetic form of a specific poem. Sometimes the rules governing the permissible tone patterns for a poem
Classical Chinese poetry forms
Classical_Chinese_poetry_forms
British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s
represent the two-tone genre. The logo, based on an early album-cover photo of Peter Tosh, included an added black-and-white check pattern. Most of the bands
Two-tone_(music_genre)
Phonetic features of Chichewa
low tone when added to other patterns which have penultimate tone, such as patterns 5 and 6 or negative pattern 3. In these patterns the first tone does
Chichewa_tones
Type of couplet in Chinese poetry
character. The tone pattern of one line must be the inverse of the other. This generally means if one character is of the level (平) tone, its corresponding
Duilian_(poetry)
Steady periodic sound in music
has a sinusoidal waveform. A complex tone is a combination of two or more pure tones that have a periodic pattern of repetition, unless specified otherwise
Musical_tone
Interference pattern between signals of similar frequency
are when there is only one tone that pulses on and off in a specific pattern. With only one tone (as opposed to two tones with binaural beats), your brain
Beat_(acoustics)
Tonal system of Middle Chinese
collectively referred to as "oblique" (仄; zè), an important concept in poetic tone patterns, whereas the first three are collectively referred to as "lax" (舒; shū)
Four_tones_(Middle_Chinese)
Topics referred to by the same term
Two-tone color, such as RG color space Two-tone paint Two-tone pattern Two-toned lobsterette Two-Tone, dalmatian dog in the 2003 animated film 101 Dalmatians
Two-tone
Sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call or text message
produce a warbling, chirping, or other sounds. Variations of the cadence or tone of the ring signal, called distinctive ringing, can be used to indicate characteristics
Ringtone
Grammar of the Zulu language of Southern Africa
tones to produce the final tone pattern that is actually used in speech. Thus, the spoken tones may differ quite strikingly from the underlying tones
Zulu_grammar
Camouflage pattern used in British and some Commonwealth militaries
in various blue tones and even in purple. DPM has been phased out in British military service, superseded by Multi-Terrain Pattern. The British Army
Disruptive_Pattern_Material
Language that uses pitch changes for accent
tones and suffixes is a series of tonal patterns that changes by tense. There are at least eight patterns for affirmative tenses and other patterns for
Pitch-accent_language
Long and narrow band of color, often in alternating sets
or band that differs in color or tone from an adjacent area. Stripes are a group of such lines in a repeating pattern of similar regions. The early history
Stripe_(pattern)
that any affixes attached to the pronoun do not change its form. The tone pattern is [ _ ¯ ]. wena o batla eng? ('you, what do you want?') [wɛnɑʊbɑt͡ɬʼɑ
Sotho_parts_of_speech
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Tone, tone, tones, or toning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tone may refer to: Tone (color theory), a mix of tint and shade, in painting and
Tone
ToneScript is a description syntax for the characteristics of call-progress tones. A call progress tone is a pattern of audible tones played to the caller
ToneScript
Security item to mark hazardous areas
Barricade tape is brightly colored tape (often incorporating a two-tone pattern of alternating yellow-black or red-white stripes or the words "Caution"
Barricade_tape
Latin letter E with acute accent
may use é to indicate a certain sound (French), stress pattern (Spanish), length (Czech) or tone (Vietnamese, Chinese), as well as to write loanwords or
É
Tone system of the Sotho language
the two last syllabic nasals having contrasting tones. Names, being nouns, frequently have a tonal pattern distinct from the noun: The Sesotho word for "mother"
Sotho_tonology
Topics referred to by the same term
response mode for emergency vehicles Code-3 temporal pattern, a distinct evacuation tone pattern used primarily in fire alarms Code 3 (film), a 2025 film
Code_3
Interference pattern
opaque ruled pattern with transparent gaps is overlaid on another similar pattern. For the moiré interference pattern to appear, the two patterns must not
Moiré_pattern
Bantu language of South Africa and Zimbabwe
("low"-tone) syllable.) There are only a few tone patterns in Venda words (no tone, a single high tone on some syllable, two non-adjacent high tones), which
Venda_language
Printing process
halftone dots are small, the human eye interprets the patterned areas as if they were smooth tones. At a microscopic level, developed black-and-white photographic
Halftone
Auditory illusion
A Shepard tone, named after Roger Shepard, is a sound consisting of a superposition of sine waves separated by octaves. When played with the bass pitch
Shepard_tone
Two-color broken check pattern
diagonally-striped checks—similar in pattern to gingham plaid but with diagonally-striped squares in place of gingham's blended-tone squares. Traditionally, houndstooth
Houndstooth
Mande language spoken in West Africa
"germinate" These patterns apply to words without affixes, as affixes carry their own tone patterns. Words with high, high-low and low tone patterns are stress-initial
Kpelle_language
Classical Chinese poetry form
form, consisting of words written in one of a number of certain, set tone patterns, based upon the tunes of various songs. Thus Qu poems are lyrics with
Qu_(poetry)
Japanese language feature
Although in other words with the moraic pattern of kai and san the second mora may have a high tone and the first a low tone, this is just the rise in pitch,
Japanese_pitch_accent
Ascending or descending sequence of musical tones
Music portal List of musical scales and modes Melodic pattern Pitch circularity Shepard tone Denyer, Ralph (30 November 1982). The Guitar Handbook. New
Scale_(music)
Skin tone scale for machine learning research
The Monk Skin Tone Scale (MST) is an open-source, 10-shade scale describing human skin color. It was developed by Ellis Monk in partnership with Google
Monk_Skin_Tone_Scale
Television test card
an audio test tone for the purposes of calibrating aural system frequency response measurements.) From the late 1950s, the test pattern gradually began
Indian-head_test_pattern
Bantu language of Tanzania
determine the melodic tone pattern. When no consistent melodic tone pattern could be determined for a paradigm, Downing labeled the pattern "chaotic." Rolle
Jita_language
Aspect of the Luganda language
(high-low-high). Another type of tonal pattern very common in Luganda is the high tone plateau. In this pattern, two high tones are at the same level, and the
Luganda_tones
Accent in Lithuanian phonology
them as different variations (rise and fall) of tone and illustrated them with notes. The circumflex tone is described as a rise of a minor third interval
Lithuanian_accentuation
English-based creole languages
seven vowels, and two tones. Nigerian Pidgin has been described as a tonal language, having a high tone and a low tone. The high tone can be written with
Nigerian_Pidgin
Percussion element
bell in fast patterns, and produces a louder, brighter tone than in most ride-cymbal bells. Eighth-note ride pattern Eighth-note ride pattern (left) Problems
Ride_cymbal
Type of musical note
A nonchord tone (NCT), nonharmonic tone, or embellishing tone is a note in a piece of music or song that is not part of the implied or expressed chord
Nonchord_tone
Dialect-cluster belonging to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family
Afar malħina, baħra. A contrast of high and low tone; gender is often marked by a high-low tone pattern on masculine nouns, low-high on feminine nouns
Saho–Afar_languages
Austroasiatic language
tones (typically only five). In Vietnamese poetry, tones are classed into two groups: (tone pattern) Words with tones belonging to a particular tone group
Vietnamese_language
Oscilloscope display of a digital data signal
In telecommunications, an eye pattern, also known as an eye diagram, is an oscilloscope display in which a digital signal from a receiver is repetitively
Eye_pattern
Musical tuning system with constant ratios between notes
system since the 18th century has been 12 equal temperament (also known as 12-tone equal temperament, 12 TET or 12 ET, informally abbreviated as 12 equal),
Equal_temperament
Historical poetry style in China
different art forms which characterize Chinese opera, namely the qu or fixed-tone pattern type of verses that were delivered by the actors of these shows. Although
Yuan_poetry
Cushitic language
tone system (in which each syllable must have its tone specified), although the rules are complex (each morpheme can contribute its own tone pattern to
Oromo_language
Woven fabric type
threads in a twill weave creates a subtle pattern of lines that run across the fabric diagonally and a two tone, lustrous appearance. Primarily a suiting
Sharkskin
In the theory of photography, tone reproduction is the mapping of scene luminance and color to print reflectance or display luminance, with the aim of
Tone_reproduction
Color change caused by oxidization
Coin toning can vary in aesthetics, and thus can alternately add or detract from a coin's value. Coins with unusual toning colours or patterns tend to
Toning_(coin)
Activity of the vagus nerve
Vagal tone is activity of the vagus nerve (the 10th cranial nerve) and a fundamental component of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
Vagal_tone
Pattern of intersecting vertical and horizontal stripes
checkerboard pattern) is a pattern of modified stripes consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical lines which form squares. The pattern typically contains
Check_(pattern)
Nubian language of northern Sudan and southern Egypt
vegetables. Tone plays an important role in several derivational processes. The most common situation involves the loss of the original tone pattern of the
Nobiin
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
a two-piece crankshaft. The tone wheel was re-engineered to attach to the crankshaft using three bolts, had a tone pattern substantially different from
Chrysler 1.8, 2.0 & 2.4 engine
Chrysler_1.8,_2.0_&_2.4_engine
Eastern Nilotic language
including possessive phrases. In Maasai, many morphemes are tone patterns. The tone pattern affects the case, voice and aspect of words, as in the example
Maasai_language
Placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art
Given that, we can use color to create mood. It can also be used as tone, pattern, light, movement, symbol, form, harmony, and contrast. Texture refers
Composition_(visual_arts)
1992 studio album by Current 93
Records (due to World Serpent's sudden disappearance) featured a beige-toned pattern across the portrait. These later pressings included a bonus disc titled
Thunder Perfect Mind (Current 93 album)
Thunder_Perfect_Mind_(Current_93_album)
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
Avenue of the Americas. The facade is clad in granite, applied in a two-tone pattern of white horizontal and red vertical bands. The building has three setbacks
Axa_Equitable_Center
Image processing technique
Tone mapping is a technique used in image processing and computer graphics to map one set of colors to another to approximate the appearance of high-dynamic-range
Tone_mapping
Slovenian jazz musician and music teacher
Discogs. 1978. "Tone Janša Quartet - Pattern". Discogs. 1979. "Tone Janša Quartet - Goa". Discogs. November 3, 1983. "Tone Janša - Quintet & Sextet - Plays
Tone_Janša
Phonological phenomenon of most Danish accents
(2003) analyzes stød as a surface manifestation of an underlying high–low tone pattern across two syllables. Riad traces the history of stød to a tonal system
Stød
Pattern used in Cuban music
basic rhythm played on the bass. In North America, the basic conga drum pattern used in popular music is also called tumbao[citation needed]. In the contemporary
Tumbao
Mixtec language spoken in Mexico
couplets that exhibit a maximum of three tones (high, mid, and low). Some examples of common tone patterns include: *Taken from, 'A Phonological Sketch
Mixtepec_Mixtec
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
family is commonly split in two depending on the reflexes of proto-Bantu tone patterns: many Bantuists group together parts of zones A through D (the extent
Bantu_languages
Language isolate of central Tanzania
20th century and also by tone patterns. In the northwestern dialect, words are found with final consonants where tonal patterns suggest there was once a
Sandawe_language
or tone pattern for ci poems with this same name. Cipai tone pattern for ci poems, various known authors wrote their own lyrics to this title/tone pattern
List of poems in Chinese or by Chinese poets
List_of_poems_in_Chinese_or_by_Chinese_poets
Bantu language spoken in Eswatini and South Africa
distinguishable by distinct intonation, and perhaps distinct tone patterns. Intonation patterns (and informal perceptions of 'stress') in Mpumalanga Swazi
Swazi_language
suprasegmental pattern (such as tone, stress, or nasalization) to either a neutral base or a base with a preexisting suprasegmental pattern. This affix will
Suprafix
Poetical art developed in China
Classical Chinese poetry Classical Chinese poetry forms Rime dictionary Tone pattern Rime table McCraw, David (2010). "Cai Zong-qi. How to Read Chinese Poetry:
Chinese_poetry
Arid-environment camouflage uniform used by U.S. military from mid-1990s to early 2010s
States Armed Forces from the early-1990s to the early 2010s. In terms of pattern and textile cut, it is identical to the U.S. military's Battle Dress Uniform
Desert_Camouflage_Uniform
Type of Roman gladiator
more elaborate, [...] decorated with an all-over silver-and-gold two-toned pattern to give the appearance from a distance of shimmering fish scales [.
Murmillo
Behavioral design pattern in object-oriented programming
template method is one of the behavioral design patterns identified by Gamma et al. in the book Design Patterns. The template method is a method in a superclass
Template_method_pattern
Device used to alert a fire emergency
000 cd candela output 1 to 2 flashes per second Coding refers to the pattern or tones a notification appliance sounds in and is controlled either by the
Fire alarm notification appliance
Fire_alarm_notification_appliance
Technique for applying textures and shades to drawings
conventional process, patterns are transferred to paper from preprinted sheets. It is also known by the common brand names Zip-A-Tone (1937, now defunct)
Screentone
Electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds
and patterns. Drum machines may imitate drum kits or other percussion instruments, or produce unique sounds, such as synthesized electronic tones. A drum
Drum_machine
Sound law
lowering, in some contexts, of the last tone of a pattern of two adjacent high tones (HH), resulting in the pattern HL. The phenomenon is named after its
Meeussen's_rule
1993 studio album by Death
Individual Thought Patterns is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Death, released on June 22, 1993, by Relativity Records. It is the only
Individual_Thought_Patterns
white-and-blue) two-tone pattern, also similar to American police cars of the time. It was only in 1955 (Shōwa 30) that the black-and-white two-tone livery was
Police_vehicles_in_Japan
Type of musical instrument of the percussion family
great distances. The talking drums of Africa are used to imitate the tone patterns of spoken language. Throughout Sri Lankan history drums have been used
Drum
Recoloration of black-and-white photographs
In photography, toning is a method of altering the color of Monochrome photography. In analog photography, it is a chemical process carried out on metal
Photographic_print_toning
Syllable type in the phonology in Middle Chinese
beginning with originally unvoiced consonants across the four tones in a completely random pattern. For example, the three characters 积脊迹, all pronounced /tsjek/
Checked_tone
Reconstructed ancestor of the Japonic languages
Ramsey inverts these values. Regardless of their values, the different tone patterns in the Ruiju Myōgishō group words into accent classes that generally
Proto-Japonic_language
Pattern in a homophonic or polyphonic setting of a melody
or non-chordal tone. With regard to music pedagogical activities and species counterpoint, it refers to a more specific set of patterns. The cambiata is
Cambiata
Camouflage pattern
Vista All Terrain Pattern is a commercially available camouflage pattern designed to be very similar to the military Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) currently
Vista_All_Terrain_Pattern
Change in tone contour based on adjacent syllable tones
1st tone when it represents the ordinal "first". Examples: 第一个 (dìyīgè). It changes when it represents the cardinal number "1", following a pattern of
Tone_sandhi
Electronic devices that generate electronic signals
signal generators, pitch generators, arbitrary waveform generators, digital pattern generators, and frequency generators. In general, no device is suitable
Signal_generator
Ngbandi-based creole of the Central African Republic
usually have the tone pattern high-low falling (bâan 'bench' from French banc). In multisyllabic words all syllables carry low tone except the final syllable
Sango_language
Specific form of polyrhythm
basis for the open tone pattern of the enú (large batá drum head) for the Afro-Cuban rhythm changó (Shango). It is the same pattern as the previous figure
Cross-beat
Comparison of languages
several developments occurred in Lao that clearly distinguish them. Tone, including patterns and quality, is the largest contributing factor and varies widely
Comparison_of_Lao_and_Thai
Sound system of the Korean language
accent in the form of a high tone, as may the two initial syllables. In bisyllabic words, there are thus three tone patterns: 가지 gáji [ká.dʑi] 'kind, sort'
Korean_phonology
Widely used NTSC television test pattern
SMPTE color bars are a television test pattern used where the NTSC video standard is utilized, including countries in North America. The Society of Motion
SMPTE_color_bars
repeated interval, an interval cycle, or a stepwise line of whole tones and semitones. The pattern is said to be privileged because it requires no context and
Privileged_pattern
Camouflage to break up an object's outlines
of an animal, soldier or military hardware with a strongly contrasting pattern. It is often combined with other methods of crypsis, including background
Disruptive_coloration
Phenomenon resulting from the superposition of two waves
combination tone is produced. This combination tone can also be referred to as a missing fundamental, as the beat frequency of any two tones is equivalent
Wave_interference
Aspect of music
Glenn; Trehub, Sandra E. (1994). "Frequency ratios and the perception of tone patterns". Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 1 (2): 191–201. doi:10.3758/bf03200773
Harmony
Niger–Congo language spoken in Ghana, Togo and Benin
with the accompanying tone pattern. This list contains English and French translated verbs with the accompanying tone pattern. Ghana–Togo Mountain languages
Anii_language
Gur language spoken in Ghana
syntactic constructions. The intrinsic tones of individual words are often overridden with a different pattern in particular syntactic constructions,
Kusaal_language
Country in Southeastern Africa
Standard Shona of Zimbabwe. Apparently similar to Shona, but lacking the tone patterns of the Shona language, and regarded by its speakers as quite separate
Mozambique
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Female
English
English unisex pet form of Anthony and Antonia, both possibly TONY means "invaluable."
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Towne.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, named with Old Norse lón ‘calm, deep pool (in a river)’.English : variant of Lane.Muslim : unexplained.
Male
Scandinavian
 Variant spelling of Scandinavian Tor, TORE means "Thor" or "thunder." Compare with another form of Tore.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Priceless
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name, from Middle English, Old French trone ‘weighing machine’.
Boy/Male
English
Stone
Male
English
Pet form of English Anthony, possibly TONEY means "invaluable."
Male
Scandinavian
Unisex pet form of Scandinavian names starting with Torf- or Torv-, TOVE means "Thor" or "thunder."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tong, also established in Ireland since the 17th century.German : from a reduced short form of the personal name Anton (see Anthony).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary stone or a prominent outcrop of rock, from Middle English hÅn ‘stone’, ‘rock’. This is the same word as modern English hone ‘whetstone’, and the surname may also be a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a whetstone to sharpen swords, daggers, and knives.Dutch and North German (Höne) : from the Germanic personal name Huno, a short form of the various compound names with the first element hÅ«n. Compare, for example, Humphrey. The exact meaning of this element is disputed, but it may be cognate with Old Norse húnn ‘bear cub’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English stÄn ‘stone’, in any of several uses. It is most commonly a topographic name, for someone who lived either on stony ground or by a notable outcrop of rock or a stone boundary-marker or monument, but it is also found as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in stone, a mason or stonecutter. There are various places in southern and western England named with this word, for example in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire, and the surname may also be a habitational name from any of these.Translation of various surnames in other languages, including Jewish Stein, Norwegian Steine, and compound names formed with this word.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Thomas Scott was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Town.Japanese : variously written, usually with characters meaning either ‘sword’ or ‘benefit’ and ‘root’, the latter version being used for the name of the Tone River, which was formerly the boundary between the provinces of Musashi (now TÅkyÅ and Saitama prefecture) and ShimÅsa (now Chiba prefecture), until it was diverted in early modern times to become the northern boundary of Chiba. Some families may have taken their name from the name of the river.
Female
English
English pet form of Latin Antonia, possibly TONI means "invaluable."
Male
English
Pet form of English Anthony, possibly TONE means "invaluable."Â
Surname or Lastname
Chinese
Chinese : variant of Tang 2.Chinese : variant of Tang 3.Chinese : from a modification of the character Zhong (). In the Xia dynasty (2205–1766 bc), there existed a senior adviser whose name was Zhonggu. Much later, in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644 ad), some descendants settled along a river that became known as the Tong Family river. As the Manchus moved southwards, some took up residence by this river and they too adopted Tong as their surname.Chinese : from Lao Tong, the ‘style name’ given to a son of Zhuan Xu, legendary emperor of the 26th century bc. Two of his sons became important advisers to the next emperor, Ku. Some descendants of Lao Tong adopted a character from his style name as their surname.Chinese : see also Dong.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs (Old English tang(e)), or a habitational name from one of the places named with this word (there are examples in Lancashire, Shropshire, and West Yorkshire), from their situation by a fork in a road or river, considered as resembling a pair of tongs.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a tongue of land, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English tunge, Old Norse tunga), for example Tonge in Leicestershire.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony). It could also be from Dutch tong ‘tongue’ and hence a nickname for a chatterbox or scold, or possibly a shortening of Van Tongeren, a habitational name for someone from Tongeren in the province of Gelderland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Ton(e)y, a reduced form of Anthony.
Male
English
English unisex pet form of Anthony and Antonia, possibly TONY means "invaluable."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the personal name Tony, a short form of Anthony.Americanized form of any of various derivatives of the Latin personal name Antonius (see Anthony), for example Greek Antoniou, Antoniadis.
Male
Italian
 Italian short form of Latin Salvatore, TORE means "savior." Compare with another form of Tore.
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Male
English
 English short form of Latin Augustus, GUS means "venerable."
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
A Flower
Boy/Male
Hindu
Son of vajashravas (Son of vajashravas)
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
To Win Beauty in World
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sarendar | ஸரேநà¯à®¤à®°
Sarvaniki endrudu
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil
Smiling; Smile; Symbol of Happiness
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Laxmi
Girl/Female
Tamil
Swasti | ஸà¯à®µà®¸à¯à®¤à¯€
All peace, Name of a star
Boy/Male
Hindu
Young, Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of a river
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n.
A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air.
a.
Having (such) a tone; -- chiefly used in composition; as, high-toned; sweet-toned.
n.
A sound; a note; a tone.
v. t.
To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin.
imp. & p. p.
of Tone
n.
Anxiety; tine.
n.
Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.
n.
Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory.
n.
The general effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, together with color in the case of a painting; -- commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has tone.
n.
The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone.
n.
General or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a low tone of morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of manners.
v. t.
To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.
v. t.
To utter with an affected tone.
n.
A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian tones.
n.
A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones.
n.
A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone.
n.
Alt. of Tonge
indef. pron.
Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self.
n.
Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
n.
The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone.