Definition of pitch

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Pitch (n.) The length, measured along the axis, of a complete turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines of the blades of a screw propeller..

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Tune :: Tune (n.) The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune..
Curve :: Curve (a.) To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball in pitching it..
Inflection :: Inflection (n.) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the voice.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C/), which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C..
Pitch-ore :: Pitch-ore (n.) Pitchblende.
Underhand :: Underhand (a.) Done, as pitching, with the hand lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand lower than elbow..
Encampment :: Encampment (n.) The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest..
Pissasphalt :: Pissasphalt (n.) Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt..
Lean-to :: Lean-to (a.) Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.
Crock :: Crock (n.) Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher..
Pitching :: Pitching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pitc.
Corno Inglese :: Corno Inglese () A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
Piccolo :: Piccolo (n.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute..
Pitch :: Pitch (v. t.) To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune..
Loco :: Loco (adv.) A direction in written or printed music to return to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
Chivy :: Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch..
Dip :: Dip (n.) Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Urcelate :: Urcelate (a.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contrasted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla..
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