Definitions of tone in various dictionaries:
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the quality of a person's voice
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(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
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(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
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a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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a steady sound without overtones
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the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
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a musical interval of two semitones
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the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
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utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
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vary the pitch of one's speech
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change the color or tone of
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change to a color image
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give a healthy elasticity to
Music.
A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.
The quality or character of sound.
The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.
The pitch of a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.
The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
Manner of expression in speech or writing: took an angry tone with the reporters.
A general quality, effect, or atmosphere: a room with an elegant tone.
Color.
A color or shade of color: light tones of blue.
Quality of color: The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.
The general effect in painting of light, color, and shade.
Physiology.
The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.
Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.
To give a particular tone or inflection to.
To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).
To sound monotonously; intone.
To assume a particular color quality.
To harmonize in color.
verb - to give a particular tone (a sound of definite pitch and vibration) to