Hyphenation of tones

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tones

Definitions of tones:

1.
The quality of a person's voice
He began in a conversational tone He spoke in a nervous tone of voice
2.
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
The Beijing dialect uses four tones
3.
(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
4.
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
5.
A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted
6.
A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
The singer held the note too long
7.
A steady sound without overtones
They tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies
8.
The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
The doctor tested my tonicity
9.
A musical interval of two semitones
10.
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
11.
Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again
12.
Vary the pitch of one's speech
13.
Change the color or tone of
Tone a negative
14.
Change to a color image
Tone a photographic image
15.
Give a healthy elasticity to
Let's tone our muscles

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