see|Tone|Töne
English

rank|v.|difficult|top|802|tone|silent|takes|honour

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) AHD|t�n, IPA|/t��n/, SAMPA|/t@Un/
(General American|US) AHD|t�n, IPA|/to�n/, SAMPA|/toUn/
audio|en-us-tone.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-��n|Rhymes: -��n

Noun
en-noun

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. the manner in which speech or writing is expressed
7. the shade or quality of a colour
8. the firmness of a muscle or organ

Related terms
dial tone
monotone
muscle tone
ringtone
tone-deaf
tone-deafness
tonal
tonality
tonic

Translations
trans-top|specific pitch, quality and duration; a note
Catalan: to m
Danish: tone#Danish|tone
Dutch: toon#Dutch|toon, noot
Finnish: ääni, nuotti
German: Ton
Hebrew: צ��� (tslil) m, ��� (ton) m
Irish: ton#Irish|ton m
trans-mid
Latvian: tonis m
Lithuanian: tonas m
Polish: ton#Polish|ton m
Portuguese: tom m
Spanish: tono
Swedish: ton#Swedish|ton
Vietnamese: tiếng
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trans-top|an interval of a major second
Dutch: hele toon
Hebrew: ��� (ton) m
Irish: ton#Irish|ton m
Lithuanian: tonas m
trans-mid
Portuguese: tom m
Spanish: tono
Swedish: helnot
Vietnamese: n�t
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trans-top|recitational melody
German: Ton
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trans-top|character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice
Danish: klang
Dutch: toon#Dutch|toon, timbre#Dutch|timbre
German: Ton
Hebrew: צ��� (tslil) m, ��� (ton) m
Irish: glór m
Latvian: tonis m
trans-mid
Lithuanian: tonas m
Portuguese: tom m
Russian: �он (ton) m
Spanish: tono
Vietnamese: âm sắc, tiếng, gi�ng
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trans-top|pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning
Catalan: to
Danish: tone#Danish|tone, tonefald
Dutch: toon#Dutch|toon
German: Ton m
Irish: ton#Irish|ton m
trans-mid
Latvian: tonis m
Lithuanian: tonas m
Portuguese: tom m
Spanish: tono
Vietnamese: gi�ng, thanh �i�u, thanh
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trans-top|manner in which speech or writing is expressed
Catalan: to
Danish: tone#Danish|tone, tonefald
Dutch: toon#Dutch|toon
Finnish: äänensävy
German: Stimmung f
Irish: cuma m
trans-mid
Latvian: tonis m
Lithuanian: tonas m
Portuguese: tom m
Russian: �он (ton) m
Spanish: tono
Swedish: ton#Swedish|ton
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trans-top|shade or quality of a colour
Catalan: to
Danish: farvetone, nuance
Dutch: toon#Dutch|toon
German: Farbton m
Irish: ton#Irish|ton m
trans-mid
Latvian: tonis m
Lithuanian: tonas, atspalvis m
Polish: odcie� m
Portuguese: tom m
Russian: �он (ton) m
Spanish: tono
Swedish: ton#Swedish|ton
Vietnamese: sắc
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trans-top|firmness of a muscle or organ
Danish: tonus, spændingstilstand
Lithuanian: tonusas m
trans-mid
Russian: �он�� (tónus) m
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trans-top|sheets of sticky plastic with dots printed on them used to create comic books
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Verb
en-verb|ton|ing

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

Synonyms
(give a particular tone to):
(change the colour of): color/colour, dye, paint, tint
(make firmer): firm, firm up, tone up
(harmonize): harmonise/harmonize

Derived terms
toned
tone down
toner
tone up

Translations

trans-top|give a tone to
Danish: tone#Danish|tone
trans-mid
Swedish: tona
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trans-top|change the colour of
Danish: tone#Danish|tone
trans-mid
Swedish: tona
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trans-top|make (something) firmer
Danish: forstærke, styrke
trans-mid
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trans-top|harmonize, especially in colour
Danish: harmonisere
trans-mid
Russian: га�мони�ова�� (garmonírovat�)
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Anagrams
note

Swahili

Noun
tone

1. drop

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Swahili nouns

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