tompion
— Noun
– English
~ plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
tomtate
— Noun
– English
~ found off the West Indies and Florida
tomtit
— Noun
– English
~ widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
ton
— Noun
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~ a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
ton
— Noun
– English
~ a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
tonal pattern
— Noun
– English
~ the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
tonal system
— Noun
– English
~ the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
tonal language
— Noun
– English
~ a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings
tonal
— Adjective
– English
~ employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
tonal
— Adjective
– English
~ having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
tonality
— Noun
– English
~ any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
tone
— Noun
– English
~ the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"
tone ending
— Noun
– English
~ (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
tone
— Noun
– English
~ a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
tone
— Noun
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~ the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
tone
— Noun
– English
~ (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
tone
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome"
tone arm
— Noun
– English
~ mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
tone
— Noun
– English
~ a musical interval of two semitones
tone
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"