Definition of pitch

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Pitch (n.) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch..

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Underhand :: Underhand (adv.) In an underhand manner; -- said of pitching or bowling.
Flat :: Flat (v. t.) To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) The pitcher and catcher together.
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room..
Unison :: Unison (n.) Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves..
Diapason :: Diapason (n.) A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason..
Darlingtonia :: Darlingtonia (n.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation or depression; hence, a limit or bound..
Pitch :: Pitch (v. i.) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
Screw :: Screw (n.) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th Pitch, 10 (b)). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis..
Pitch :: Pitch (v. i.) To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch..
Note :: Note (n.) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:.
Major :: Major (a.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone..
Hayfork :: Hayfork (n.) A fork for pitching and tedding hay.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice..
Minor :: Minor (a.) Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; as, a minor third..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as, the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed in all these senses to flat..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) To cover over or smear with pitch.
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