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tone1 /tōn/ noun- The character of a sound
- The quality of sound
- Accent
- Intonation
- Vocal inflection, rise or fall in pitch, esp as expressing feeling, mood, etc
- Rising, falling intonation or pitch, etc used as a way of distinguishing words, eg in Mandarin Chinese (linguistics)
- A musical sound of definite pitch
- A major second, one of the larger intervals between successive notes in the scale, as between C and D (music)
- A Gregorian psalm-tune
- Vocal expression
- Bodily firmness, elasticity, or tension, esp in muscles
- The general or prevailing character, quality or style (eg of a piece of writing, speech, etc)
- A generally high quality, style, character, etc, esp in the phrase lower the tone
- Mood
- Temper
- Harmony or general effect of colours
- Depth or brilliance of colour
- A tint or shade
transitive verb- To give tone or the desired tone to
- To alter the tone of
- To give (a photograph) a softer or otherwise altered colour using a chemical solution (photography)
- To intone (archaic)
intransitive verb- To take a tone
- To harmonize (with in or with)
ORIGIN: Gr tonos pitch, tension, partly through Fr ton and L tonus toned adjective - Having a tone (in compounds)
- Braced up
- Treated to give tone
- Slightly tinted
- (of the body, muscles, etc) kept firm through exercise
toneˈless adjective - Soundless
- Expressionless
- Dull
- Relaxed
- Listless
toneˈlessly adverb toneˈlessness noun tonˈer noun - A person or thing that tones
- A cosmetic lotion for toning the skin
- A hair preparation used for toning or tinting
- Fine powdered pigment used in xerography
- A chemical solution used to soften, etc colours or tones in photographic work
tōnˈey or tōnˈy adjective (slang) - High-toned
- Fashionable
tōnˈing noun and adjective tone arm noun - The movable arm that carries an electric pick-up on a record player
- (orig) that part of a gramophone connecting the soundbox to the horn
tone cluster noun (music) A group of adjacent notes played simultaneously tone colour noun Timbre tone control noun A manual control in a radio set which adjusts the relative amplitude of high, medium and low frequencies toneˈ-deafˈ adjective Unable to appreciate or distinguish differences in musical pitch toneˈ-deafˈness noun tone dialling noun A telephone dialling system in which digits are transmitted as a combination of tones tone language noun A language (eg Chinese) in which difference of intonation distinguishes words of different meaning that would otherwise sound the same toneˈpad noun An electronic device similar to a remote control handset for a television, video, etc, which allows data to be input into a central computer from a distance, usu via a telephone link tone picture noun A piece of descriptive music tone poem noun A piece of programme music, not divided into movements, conveying or translating a poetic idea or literary theme tone row noun (in serial music) the basic set of notes in the chosen order toning table noun A machine with parts that can move to exercise a variety of muscles of the person lying on it tone down - To make or become lower in tone
- To moderate
- To soften, to harmonize the colours of (eg a painting) as to light and shade
tone up - To make or become stronger in tone
- To make or become intensified
- To make or become healthier, stronger, more vigorous
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