tone
A specific pitch.
Other meanings
(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "τόνος" (strain, tension, pitch).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.