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Tonepad

A form of simple modem that generates tones used to control a device at the other end of a telephone line.

Tone

A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.

Tone

The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.

Tone

A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.

Tone

The quality or character of sound.
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Tone

The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.

Tone

The pitch of a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.

Tone

The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.

Tone

Manner of expression in speech or writing
Took an angry tone with the reporters.

Tone

A general quality, effect, or atmosphere
A room with an elegant tone.
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Tone

A color or shade of color
Light tones of blue.

Tone

Quality of color
The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.

Tone

The general effect in painting of light, color, and shade.

Tone

The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.

Tone

Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.

Tone

To give a particular tone or inflection to.

Tone

To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).

Tone

To sound monotonously; intone.

Tone

To make firmer or stronger. Often used with up
Exercises that tone up the body.

Tone

To assume a particular color quality.

Tone

To harmonize in color.

Tone

(music) A specific pitch.

Tone

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

Tone

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

Tone

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

Tone

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

Tone

(dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
Children often read with a tone.

Tone

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

Tone

(obsolete) State of mind; temper; mood.

Tone

The shade or quality of a colour.

Tone

The favourable effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, or of colours.
This picture has tone.

Tone

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

Tone

(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.

Tone

(biology) Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

Tone

A gun

Tone

(figuratively)

Tone

The general character, atmosphere, mood, or vibe (of a situation, place, etc.).
Her rousing speech gave an upbeat tone to the rest of the evening.

Tone

(Chiefly in the form lower/raise the tone of something) The quality of being respectable or admirable.

Tone

(transitive) to give a particular tone to

Tone

(transitive) to change the colour of

Tone

(transitive) to make (something) firmer

Tone

(transitive) to utter with an affected tone.

Tone

The one (of two)

Tone

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.
[Harmony divine] smooths her charming tones.
Tones that with seraph hymns might blend.

Tone

Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion.
Eager his tone, and ardent were his eyes.

Tone

A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone.

Tone

A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones.

Tone

That state of a body, or of any of its organs or parts, in which the animal functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

Tone

Tonicity; as, arterial tone.

Tone

State of mind; temper; mood.
The strange situation I am in and the melancholy state of public affairs, . . . drag the mind down . . . from a philosophical tone or temper, to the drudgery of private and public business.
Their tone was dissatisfied, almost menacing.

Tone

Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory.

Tone

General or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a low tone of morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of manners.

Tone

The general effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, together with color in the case of a painting; - commonly used in a favorable sense; as, this picture has tone.

Tone

Quality, with respect to attendant feeling; the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying and characterizing a sensation or a conceptual state; as, feeling tone; color tone.

Tone

Color quality proper; - called also hue. Also, a gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade.
She was dressed in a soft cloth of a gray tone.

Tone

The condition of normal balance of a healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and moisture.

Tone

To utter with an affected tone.

Tone

To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment.
Its thousand hues toned down harmoniusly.
The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a character and position suited to get possession of their confidence, and then use it to tone down their religious strictures.

Tone

The quality of a person's voice;
He began in a conversational tone
He spoke in a nervous tone of voice

Tone

(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

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet

Tone

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

A quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color;
After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted

Tone

A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
The singer held the note too long

Tone

A steady sound without overtones;
They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies

Tone

The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli;
The doctor tested my tonicity

Tone

A musical interval of two semitones

Tone

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

Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again

Tone

Of one's speech, varying the pitch

Tone

Change the color or tone of;
Tone a negative

Tone

Change to a color image;
Tone a photographic image

Tone

Give a healthy elasticity to;
Let's tone our muscles

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