Word: tone Word origin: Middle English: from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Greek tonos ‘tension, tone’, from teinein ‘to stretch’. Phonetic: təʊn Listen:
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. Example: they were speaking in hushed tones
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. Example: my friend and I lowered the tone with our oafish ways
a basic interval in classical Western music, equal to two semitones and separating, for example, the first and second notes of an ordinary scale (such as C and D, or E and F sharp); a major second. Example: the B flat clarinet's part is written one tone higher than the pitch required
the particular quality of brightness, deepness, or hue of a shade of a colour. Example: stained glass in vivid tones of red and blue
(in some languages, such as Chinese) a particular pitch pattern on a syllable used to make semantic distinctions.
the normal level of firmness or slight contraction in a resting muscle. Example: a reduction of muscle tone
give greater strength or firmness to (the body or a muscle). Example: push-ups help tone your abs
give (a monochrome picture) an altered colour in finishing by means of a chemical solution. Example: it's a good idea to sepia tone the whole print first
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