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[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tonas2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) atspalvis3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) stangrumas4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tonacija2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) derėti- tonal- toneless
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['mju:zik] 1. noun1) (the art of arranging and combining sounds able to be produced by the human voice or by instruments: She prefers classical music to popular music; She is studying music; ( also adjective) a music lesson.) muzika2) (the written form in which such tones etc are set down: The pianist has forgotten to bring her music.) natos•- musical2. noun(a film or play that includes a large amount of singing, dancing etc.) miuziklas- musician
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Gregorian tones — Gregorian chant or Gregorian tones noun Plainsong, introduced by Pope Gregory I • • • Main Entry: ↑Gregorian … Useful english dictionary
turkey tones — noun a) The intercept sound and frequencies a PBX system generates due to dialing error or denial of the service as requested has occurred. b) An alternating high/low tone and frequency generated on PBX/PSTN systems (hi lo hi lo hi lo) … Wiktionary
saw-tones — sawˈ tones plural noun Harsh notes • • • Main Entry: ↑saw … Useful english dictionary
Gregorian tones — /grəˌgɔriən ˈtoʊnz/ (say gruh.gawreeuhn tohnz) plural noun See tone (def. 8b) …
quarter-tone — noun half of a semitone • Syn: ↑quarter tone • Hypernyms: ↑interval, ↑musical interval * * * ˈquarter tone 7 [quarter tone quarter tones] … Useful english dictionary
wiry — /ˈwaɪəri / (say wuyuhree) adjective (wirier, wiriest) 1. made of wire. 2. in the form of wire. 3. resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.: wiry grass. 4. lean and sinewy. 5. produced by or resembling the sound of a vibrating wire: wiry tones …
partial tone — noun a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency • Syn: ↑overtone, ↑partial • Hypernyms: ↑harmonic * * * noun : partial 1 * * * Acoustics, Music. one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone. Also called … Useful english dictionary
pentatonic scale — noun a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted • Syn: ↑pentatone • Derivationally related forms: ↑pentatonic (for: ↑pentatone) • Hypernyms: ↑gapped scal … Useful english dictionary
difference tone — noun : a combination tone whose frequency is equal to the difference between the frequencies of the two tones generating it * * * difference tone or differential tone noun A tone heard when two tones are sounded together, its frequency the… … Useful english dictionary
steel drum — noun a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin) • Hypernyms: ↑percussion instrument, ↑percussive instrument * * * noun : a … Useful english dictionary
gapped scale — noun a musical scale with fewer than seven notes • Hypernyms: ↑scale, ↑musical scale • Hyponyms: ↑pentatonic scale, ↑pentatone * * * noun Etymology: gapped past participle of … Useful english dictionary
