Definizione monolingua

tone

tone (third-person singular simple present tones, present participle toning, simple past and past participle toned)

1. (transitive) to give a particular tone to
2. (transitive) to change the colour of
3. (transitive) to make (something) firmer
4. (intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour

tone (plural tones)

1. (music) A specific pitch.
2. (music) (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
3. (music) (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
4. The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
5. (linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.
6. (literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.
7. The shade or quality of a colour.
8. The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus
9. (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.
10. (biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

tone

1. (now dialectal) The one (of two).
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:

     So wythin the thirde day, there cam to the cité thes two brethirne: the tone hyght Sir Helyus and the other hyght Helake [...].

Definizione dizionario tone

tono

accento

intonazione

nota

sfumatura

suono

timbro

tonalità

Altri significati:

firmness of a muscle or organ

(linguistics) The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.

give a tone to

change the colour of

shade or quality of a colour

(transitive) to give a particular tone to

(literature) The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

interval of a major second

(transitive) to make (something) firmer

(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.

make (something) firmer

(music) A specific pitch.

specific pitch, quality and duration; a note

manner in which speech or writing is expressed

(biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning

The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ. see also: tonus

recitational melody

The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

harmonize, especially in colour

(intransitive) to harmonize, especially in colour

(now dialectal) The one (of two).

(music) ( '''in a Gregorian chant''' ) A recitational melody.

(transitive) to change the colour of

(music) ( '''in the diatonic scale''' ) An interval of a major second.

The shade or quality of a colour.

tone (of voice)

character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice