Definition of tone

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Tone (n.) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone..

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Sand :: Sand (n.) Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet..
Frostwork :: Frostwork (n.) The figurework, often fantastic and delicate, which moisture sometimes forms in freezing, as upon a window pane or a flagstone..
Sedum :: Sedum (n.) A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop..
Eupittonic :: Eupittonic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone..
Jerk :: "Jerk (v. t.) To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand; as, to jerk a stone..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime..
Intonate :: Intonate (v. i.) To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone..
Steen :: Steen (n.) A vessel of clay or stone.
Run :: Run (n.) A roulade, or series of running tones..
Carbonate :: Carbonate (n.) A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc..
Putamen :: Putamen (n.) The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit. See Endocarp.
Shake :: Shake (v.) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music..
Cystolithic :: Cystolithic (a.) Relating to stone in the bladder.
Hicksite :: Hicksite (n.) A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827..
Joint :: "Joint (v. i.) To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure..
Veinstone :: Veinstone (n.) The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also veinstuff..
Sea Dotterel :: Sea dotterel () The turnstone.
E :: E () E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale. E/ (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.
Catapult :: Catapult (n.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc..
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