Tone vs. Strength
Tonenoun
(music) A specific pitch.
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(music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
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(music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
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The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
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General character, mood, or trend.
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(linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
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(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
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(literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
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(obsolete) State of mind; temper; mood.
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The shade or quality of a colour.
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The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
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The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus
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(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.
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(biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.
Toneverb
(transitive) to give a particular tone to
Toneverb
(transitive) to change the colour of
Toneverb
(transitive) to make (something) firmer
Toneverb
(intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour
Toneverb
(transitive) To utter with an affected tone.
Tonepronoun
The one (of two).
Tonenoun
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.
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Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion.
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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.
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A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones.
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That state of a body, or of any of its organs or parts, in which the animal functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.
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Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
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State of mind; temper; mood.
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Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory.
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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.
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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.
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Quality, with respect to attendant feeling; the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying and characterizing a sensation or a conceptual state; as, feeling tone; color tone.
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Color quality proper; - called also hue. Also, a gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade.
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The condition of normal balance of a healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and moisture.
Toneverb
To utter with an affected tone.
Toneverb
To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.
Toneverb
To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment.
Tonenoun
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 a primary 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;
Toneverb
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
Toneverb
of one's speech, varying the pitch
Toneverb
change the color or tone of;
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change to a color image;
Toneverb
give a healthy elasticity to;
Tonenoun
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength
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a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood
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a musical note or other sound used as a signal on a telephone or answering machine.
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the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
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an atmosphere of respectability or class
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a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second
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the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour
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the general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture.
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a slight degree of difference in the intensity of a colour.
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(in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
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(in some languages, such as English) intonation on a word or phrase used to add functional meaning.
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the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle
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the normal level of activity in a nerve fibre
Toneverb
give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle)
Toneverb
(of a muscle or other bodily part) became stronger or firmer
Toneverb
harmonize with (something) in terms of colour
Toneverb
give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution
Strengthnoun
The quality or degree of being strong.
Strengthnoun
The intensity of a force or power; potency.
Strengthnoun
The strongest part of something; that on which confidence or reliance is based.
Strengthnoun
A positive attribute.
Strengthnoun
(obsolete) Armed force, body of troops.
Strengthnoun
(obsolete) A strong place; a stronghold.
Strengthverb
(obsolete) To give strength to; to strengthen.
Strengthnoun
The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment.
Strengthnoun
Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; - in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like.
Strengthnoun
Power of resisting attacks; impregnability.
Strengthnoun
That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.
Strengthnoun
One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
Strengthnoun
Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
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Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; - said of literary work.
Strengthnoun
Intensity; - said of light or color.
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Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; - said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
Strengthnoun
A strong place; a stronghold.
Strengthverb
To strengthen.
Strengthnoun
the property of being physically or mentally strong;
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capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;
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physical energy or intensity;
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an asset of special worth or utility;
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the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty;
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the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);
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capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;
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the condition of financial success;
Strengthnoun
permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;
Strengthnoun
the quality or state of being physically strong
Strengthnoun
the influence or power possessed by a person, organization, or country
Strengthnoun
the degree of intensity of a feeling or belief
Strengthnoun
the extent to which an argument or case is sound or convincing
Strengthnoun
the potency, intensity, or speed of a force or natural agency
Strengthnoun
the potential of a hand to win tricks, arising from the number and type of high cards it contains.
Strengthnoun
the capacity of an object or substance to withstand great force or pressure
Strengthnoun
the emotional or mental qualities necessary in dealing with difficult or distressing situations
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the potency or degree of concentration of a drug, chemical, or drink
Strengthnoun
a good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing
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a person or thing perceived as a source of mental or emotional support
Strengthnoun
the number of people comprising a group, typically a team or army
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a number of people required to make such a group complete
