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- The interrelation of the tones in a painting.
- (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
- (music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
- (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
adj
- Of or relating to tones or tonality.
- (linguistics) Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).
- Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something.
- (music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.
- having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
- employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
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- (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
- corresponding exactly
- occurring together or simultaneously
- (music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
- (by extension) Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
- The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
- (music, acoustics) A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.
adj
- having two colors.
- having two colors
- (optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
- (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
- (zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- (pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
- (optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
- of or relating to dichromatism
noun
- a tone that is a component of a complex sound
- any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
- (music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
- (mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
- (physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
- (CB radio slang) One's child.
adj
- of or relating to harmonics
- of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
- involving or characterized by harmony
- of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- Recurring periodically.
- (mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance.
- Pertaining to harmony.
- Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious.
- (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
- (phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
adj
- (music) Having the same tone.
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
- (of two muscles) Having equal tension.
- (of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.
- (of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
- of two or more muscles; having equal tension
- (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
- relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale
- of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
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- (music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.
- The person or thing in the seventh position.
- One of seven equal parts of a whole.
- the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
- one part in seven equal parts
- position seven in a countable series of things
adj
noun
- Quality of tone.
- (psychology, psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
- The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
- A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
- (music) Alternative form of klang.
- a loud resonant repeating noise
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- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- not reflecting light; not glossy
- having lost effervescence
- horizontally level
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- not modified or restricted by reservations
- commercially inactive
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
- (not comparable, commerce) Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- (of colours) Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring homomorphism) Such that its target, regarded as a module over its source, is flat (as above).
- (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
- (algebraic geometry, scheme theory, of a morphism of schemes) Such that the induced map on every stalk is flat (as a map of rings).
- (authorship, figuratively, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- (homological algebra, of a module) Such that the tensor product preserves exact sequences. See Flat module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (of measurements of time) Exact.
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of coffee) Having little froth and little milk.
- (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
noun
- a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- a level tract of land
- a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- (American football) The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
- (rail transport) A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
- (publishing) A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
- (technical, theatre, stagecraft) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
- (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- (horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- (postal) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
- (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- (optics) A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- Ellipsis of flat ride (“spinning amusement ride”).
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
- The most prominent flat part of something.
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- (Australia, horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- (gambling, slang) A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- (in the phrase 'the flat') Level ground in general.
- (historical) An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- (US) Ellipsis of flat water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
- (chiefly British, New England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, archaic elsewhere) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent
- (Canadian Prairies, British Columbia) A 24-case of beer.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- (rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
adv
- with flat sails
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- Directly; flatly.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Completely.
- (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
- (of a sentence) Without parole.
verb
- (transitive) To dash or throw
- (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
- (intransitive) To dash, rush
- (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
adj
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- harsh
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
noun
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
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- produce tones with the voice
- deliver by singing
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
- to make melodious sounds
- (intransitive, slang) To confess under interrogation.
- (intransitive) To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
- (intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
- (transitive) To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
- (intransitive) To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
- To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry.
- (Australia) In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.
- (transitive) To soothe with singing.
- (literary) To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.
- (ergative) To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.
- (intransitive) To make a small, shrill sound.
- (ornithology) To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.
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- An image composed of varying shades (grayscale) of two colors.
- The duochrome test, a test used by opticians to refine the correction of refractive error, in which the subject is asked to compare images presented with red and green backgrounds.
- A piece of pottery decorated in two colors.
- Fabric that shifts between two colors, depending on the angle of light, also, by extension, something made with such fabric.
- A fluorochrome that shows up in either of two colors, depending on the type of biological material it stains.
- A color scheme consisting of only two hues.
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adj
- (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
- existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
- being talented through inherited qualities
- functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
- (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related
- free from artificiality
- existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- (dice games) Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.
- (algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
- Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.
- Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.
- As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
- Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.
- (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
- Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.
- Related by birth; genetically related.
- Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- (bodybuilding) Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
- Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.
- Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.
- Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.
- (bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.
- Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth.
- Uncircumcised; intact.
- Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.
- Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.
noun
- someone regarded as certain to succeed
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
- (uncountable) An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK) One's life.
- (craps) A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.
- (US, colloquial) A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
- (bodybuilding) Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.
- One with an innate talent at or for something.
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.
- (chiefly in the plural, slang) A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.
- (music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.
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- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
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adj
- (genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
- (physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
- Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
- acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
- of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
noun
- An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
- (figurative, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.
- (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
- A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
- (biology) The calyptra of mosses.
- Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- (mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
- (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
- (figurative) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
- A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
- a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
- a garment that covers the head and face
- a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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noun
- (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
- (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
- (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- (orthography) Any mark used in writing over letters, either in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked, or to distinguish homophones.
- (orthography) A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- (mathematics) A prime symbol.
- (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- special importance or significance
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distinctive manner of oral expression
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noun
- (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
- vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
- (music) The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect.
- (music) A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes).
- (music) A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver.
verb
- (transitive) to give a particular tone to
- (transitive) to change the colour of
- (transitive) to make (something) firmer
- (transitive) to utter with an affected tone.
- vary the pitch of one's speech
- give a healthy elasticity to
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- change to a color image
- change the color or tone of
noun
- (music) A specific pitch.
- (music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- The shade or quality of a colour.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) a gun
- (language, literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register.
- (painting) The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
- (music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
- The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
- The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
- (language, linguistics) The pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chinese.
- The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
- (biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
- (biology) The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
- (Chiefly in the form lower/raise the tone of something) The quality of being respectable or admirable.
- the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
- the quality of a person's voice
- a musical interval of two semitones
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
- (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- a steady sound without overtones
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
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- The interrelation of the tones in a painting.
- (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
- (music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
- (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
noun
- (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
- corresponding exactly
- occurring together or simultaneously
- (music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
- (by extension) Two or more voices speaking or singing the same words together.
- The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
- (music, acoustics) A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.
noun
- a tone that is a component of a complex sound
- any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
- (music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
- (mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
- (physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
- (CB radio slang) One's child.
adj
- of or relating to harmonics
- of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
- involving or characterized by harmony
- of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- Recurring periodically.
- (mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance.
- Pertaining to harmony.
- Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious.
- (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
- (phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
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- (music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.
- The person or thing in the seventh position.
- One of seven equal parts of a whole.
- the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
- one part in seven equal parts
- position seven in a countable series of things
adj
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- Quality of tone.
- (psychology, psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
- The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
- A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
- (music) Alternative form of klang.
- a loud resonant repeating noise
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- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
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- (genetics) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA.
- (physics) Pertaining to pairs of properties in quantum mechanics that are inversely related to each other, such as speed and position, or energy and time. (See also Heisenberg uncertainty principle.)
- Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.
- acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
- of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
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- An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation.
- (figurative, parapsychology) That which separates the living and the spirit world.
- (mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
- A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense.
- (biology) The calyptra of mosses.
- Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- (mycology) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum.
- (zoology) velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa).
- (figurative) Anything that partially obscures a clear view.
- A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)
- a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
- a garment that covers the head and face
- a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
- the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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- (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
- (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
- (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- (orthography) Any mark used in writing over letters, either in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked, or to distinguish homophones.
- (orthography) A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- (mathematics) A prime symbol.
- (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- special importance or significance
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distinctive manner of oral expression
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- (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
- vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
- (music) The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect.
- (music) A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes).
- (music) A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver.
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- produce tones with the voice
- deliver by singing
- divulge confidential information or secrets
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
- to make melodious sounds
- (intransitive, slang) To confess under interrogation.
- (intransitive) To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
- (intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
- (transitive) To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
- (intransitive) To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
- To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry.
- (Australia) In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.
- (transitive) To soothe with singing.
- (literary) To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.
- (ergative) To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.
- (intransitive) To make a small, shrill sound.
- (ornithology) To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.
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- (transitive) to give a particular tone to
- (transitive) to change the colour of
- (transitive) to make (something) firmer
- (transitive) to utter with an affected tone.
- vary the pitch of one's speech
- give a healthy elasticity to
- utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- change to a color image
- change the color or tone of
noun
- (music) A specific pitch.
- (music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- The shade or quality of a colour.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) a gun
- (language, literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed, especially the aspects of diction (word choice), connotation, emotiveness, and register.
- (painting) The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
- (music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
- The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
- The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ; see also: tonus.
- (language, linguistics) The pitch of a word's sound that distinguishes a difference in meaning, as for example in Chinese.
- The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
- (biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
- (biology) The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
- (Chiefly in the form lower/raise the tone of something) The quality of being respectable or admirable.
- the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
- the quality of a person's voice
- a musical interval of two semitones
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
- (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- a steady sound without overtones
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
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- An image composed of varying shades (grayscale) of two colors.
- The duochrome test, a test used by opticians to refine the correction of refractive error, in which the subject is asked to compare images presented with red and green backgrounds.
- A piece of pottery decorated in two colors.
- Fabric that shifts between two colors, depending on the angle of light, also, by extension, something made with such fabric.
- A fluorochrome that shows up in either of two colors, depending on the type of biological material it stains.
- A color scheme consisting of only two hues.
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- Of or relating to tones or tonality.
- (linguistics) Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).
- Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something.
- (music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.
- having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
- employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
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- having two colors.
- having two colors
- (optics) having two hues, either of which may be visible depending on both the concentration of the absorbing substance and the depth or thickness of the medium traversed, such as in pumpkin seed oil. A form of polychromatism.
- (biology) occurring or existing in two different ornamentations or colors, typically as a form of sexual dimorphism.
- (zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- (pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished
- (optics) exhibiting dichroism; dichroic.
- of or relating to dichromatism
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- (music) Having the same tone.
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
- (of two muscles) Having equal tension.
- (of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.
- (of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
- of two or more muscles; having equal tension
- (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
- relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale
- of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
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- lacking contrast or shading between tones
- (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- not reflecting light; not glossy
- having lost effervescence
- horizontally level
- stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
- having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
- lacking taste or flavor or tang
- flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- not modified or restricted by reservations
- commercially inactive
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
- (not comparable, commerce) Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- (golf, of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- (of colours) Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- (algebra, ring theory, of a ring homomorphism) Such that its target, regarded as a module over its source, is flat (as above).
- (music, note) Lowered by one semitone.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- (juggling, of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
- (algebraic geometry, scheme theory, of a morphism of schemes) Such that the induced map on every stalk is flat (as a map of rings).
- (authorship, figuratively, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
- (horticulture, of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
- (slang) Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Not diphthongal; without variation in height or backness.
- (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- (homological algebra, of a module) Such that the tensor product preserves exact sequences. See Flat module on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
- (of measurements of time) Exact.
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Having no variations in height.
- (music) Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- (music, voice) Without variations in pitch.
- (figurative) Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- (wine) Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- (of coffee) Having little froth and little milk.
- (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
noun
- a shallow box in which seedlings are started
- a deflated pneumatic tire
- scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
- a level tract of land
- a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- (American football) The areas behind the line of scrimmage to either side of an offensive football formation.
- (rail transport) A flat spot on the wheel of a rail vehicle.
- (publishing) A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
- (technical, theatre, stagecraft) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene, and are a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth or backdrop.
- (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- (horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- (postal) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- (informal, automotive) A flat tyre/flat tire.
- (painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- (optics) A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- Ellipsis of flat ride (“spinning amusement ride”).
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- (geometry) A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
- The most prominent flat part of something.
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- (swordfighting) The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- (Australia, horse racing, with 'the' or attributively, sometimes with capital) the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- (gambling, slang) A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- (in the phrase 'the flat') Level ground in general.
- (historical) An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- (US) Ellipsis of flat water (“nonfizzy drinking water”).
- (chiefly British, New England, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, archaic elsewhere) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent
- (Canadian Prairies, British Columbia) A 24-case of beer.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- (rail transport, US) A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- (mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
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- with flat sails
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
- Completely, firmly, or unequivocally.
- Directly; flatly.
- (with units of time, distance, etc) Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- (finance, slang) Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Completely.
- (of accurately measured timings) Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
- (of a sentence) Without parole.
verb
- (transitive) To dash or throw
- (poker slang) To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- (intransitive) To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- (intransitive, music, colloquial) To fall from the pitch.
- (intransitive) To dash, rush
- (transitive, music) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
adj
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- harsh
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
noun
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
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- An image composed of varying shades (grayscale) of two colors.
- The duochrome test, a test used by opticians to refine the correction of refractive error, in which the subject is asked to compare images presented with red and green backgrounds.
- A piece of pottery decorated in two colors.
- Fabric that shifts between two colors, depending on the angle of light, also, by extension, something made with such fabric.
- A fluorochrome that shows up in either of two colors, depending on the type of biological material it stains.
- A color scheme consisting of only two hues.
adj
- (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
- existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation
- in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
- unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
- being talented through inherited qualities
- functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies
- (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related
- free from artificiality
- existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical
- (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
- (dice games) Pertaining to a dice roll before bonuses or penalties have been applied to the result.
- (algebra) Closed under submodules, direct sums, and injective hulls.
- Pertaining to death brought about by disease or old age, rather than by violence, accident etc.
- Having an innate ability to fill a given role or profession, or display a specified character.
- As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
- Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.
- (music) Neither sharp nor flat. Denoted ♮.
- Related genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.
- Related by birth; genetically related.
- Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned.
- (bodybuilding) Not having used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
- Pertaining to a decoration that preserves or enhances the appearance of the original material; not stained or artificially coloured.
- Containing no artificial or man-made additives; especially (of food) containing no colourings, flavourings or preservatives.
- Formed by nature; not manufactured or created by artificial processes.
- (bridge) Bidding in an intuitive way that reflects one's actual hand.
- Having a given status (especially of authority) by virtue of birth.
- Uncircumcised; intact.
- Designating a standard trigonometric function of an angle, as opposed to the logarithmic function.
- Pertaining to a fabric still in its undyed state, or to the colour of undyed fabric.
noun
- someone regarded as certain to succeed
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
- (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake
- (uncountable) An almost white colour, with tints of grey, yellow or brown; originally that of natural fabric.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK) One's life.
- (craps) A roll of two dice with a score of 7 or 11 on the comeout roll.
- (US, colloquial) A hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated.
- (bodybuilding) Someone who has not used anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing substances.
- One with an innate talent at or for something.
- (music) A note that is not or is no longer to be modified by an accidental.
- (chiefly in the plural, slang) A breast which has not been modified by plastic surgery.
- (music) The symbol ♮ used to indicate such a natural note.