Tone vs. Tune
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(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
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(transitive) to make (something) firmer
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(intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour
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(transitive) To utter with an affected tone.
Tonepronoun
The one (of two).
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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.
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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
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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;
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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)
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(of a muscle or other bodily part) became stronger or firmer
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harmonize with (something) in terms of colour
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give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution
Tunenoun
A melody.
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A song, or short musical composition.
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(informal) The act of tuning or maintenance.
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The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
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(obsolete) Temper; frame of mind.
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(obsolete) A sound; a note; a tone.
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(obsolete) Order; harmony; concord.
Tuneinterjection
Used to show appreciation or approval of a song.
Tuneverb
To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
Tuneverb
To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
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To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
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(e.g. of senses or faculties) To adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
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To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
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To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
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(transitive) To give a certain tone or character to.
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(obsolete) To sing with melody or harmony.
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To cheek; to be impudent towards.
Tunenoun
A sound; a note; a tone.
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A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air.
Tunenoun
Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood.
Tuneverb
To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin.
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To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
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To sing with melody or harmony.
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To put into a proper state or disposition.
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To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds.
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To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum.
Tunenoun
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
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the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch;
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the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
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adjust for (better) functioning;
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of musical instruments;
