| 释义 |
tenor (obsolete or old tenour) /tenˈər/ noun- The adult male voice intermediate between baritone and alto
- In early polyphonic music, the part maintaining the melody, often assigned, in counterpoint singing, to this voice
- A person who sings tenor
- The part next above the bass in a vocal quartet
- An instrument, eg the viola or recorder, of corresponding range
- The largest and lowest-pitched bell in a full peal
- Continuity of state
- General run or course
- The value of a banknote or bill (historical)
- The proportion of ore mineral in an ore
- General purport, drift
- The subject referred to by a metaphor
- The exact wording of a document (law)
- An exact transcript of a document (law)
- The time required for a bill of exchange or promissory note to become due for payment (finance)
adjective Of the tenor range ORIGIN: L tenor a course followed or held to, from tenēre to hold tenˈorist noun A person who plays a tenor instrument tenoroonˈ noun An obsolete tenor bassoon tenor clef noun (music) The clef on which middle C is placed on the fourth line of the stave tenor cor noun The mellophone (see under mellow) tenor drum noun A snareless drum intermediate between a side drum and a bass drum, used esp in military bands |