concert pitch

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noun

Music. a standard of pitch used for tuning orchestral instruments, usually established at 440 vibrations per second for A above middle C.

a state of heightened eagerness, readiness, or tension: Spring training had brought the athletes up to concert pitch for the beginning of the season.

Origin of concert pitch

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby concert pitch

concertmistress, concerto, concerto grosso, concert overture, concert party, concert pitch, concertstück, concert tuning, concession, concessionaire, concessionary

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Example sentences from the Web for concert pitch

But what mattered it when we were at concert-pitch, and bears for the tune?
American Big-Game Hunting|Various
Something inside Coryndon's brain tightened like a string of a violin tuned up to concert-pitch.
The Pointing Man|Marjorie Douie
Acton's sweating no end to screw us up to concert-pitch, and flat mutiny is his reward.
Acton's Feud|Frederick Swainson
A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife.
One Man's View|Leonard Merrick

Her innocence of what he was doing—of what it was necessary for him to do to remain at concert-pitch—was supreme.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for concert pitch

concert pitch

noun

the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle CSee pitch 1 (def. 30), international pitch

informal a state of extreme readiness

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单词	concert pitch
释义	concert pitch SEE SYNONYMS FOR concert pitch ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music. a standard of pitch used for tuning orchestral instruments, usually established at 440 vibrations per second for A above middle C. a state of heightened eagerness, readiness, or tension: Spring training had brought the athletes up to concert pitch for the beginning of the season. Origin of concert pitch First recorded in 1760–70 Words nearby concert pitch concertmistress, concerto, concerto grosso, concert overture, concert party, concert pitch, concertstück, concert tuning, concession, concessionaire, concessionary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for concert pitch But what mattered it when we were at concert-pitch, and bears for the tune? American Big-Game Hunting\|Various Something inside Coryndon's brain tightened like a string of a violin tuned up to concert-pitch. The Pointing Man\|Marjorie Douie Acton's sweating no end to screw us up to concert-pitch, and flat mutiny is his reward. Acton's Feud\|Frederick Swainson A man cannot be at concert-pitch all day long with his mistress any more easily than with his wife. One Man's View\|Leonard Merrick Her innocence of what he was doing—of what it was necessary for him to do to remain at concert-pitch—was supreme. The Drunkard\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull British Dictionary definitions for concert pitch concert pitch noun the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle CSee pitch 1 (def. 30), international pitch informal a state of extreme readiness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to concert pitch best, international pitch, philharmonic pitch
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concert pitch

noun

Origin of concert pitch

Words nearby concert pitch

Example sentences from the Web for concert pitch

British Dictionary definitions for concert pitch

noun

Words related to concert pitch