TONE
Definition of TONE
- (noun)the quality of a person's voice
- (noun)(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- (noun)(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- (noun)the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- (noun)a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (noun)a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- (noun)a steady sound without overtones
- (noun)the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
- (noun)a musical interval of two semitones
- (noun)the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
- (verb)utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- (verb)vary the pitch of one's speech
- (verb)change the color or tone of
- (verb)change to a color image
- (verb)give a healthy elasticity to