intonation

1 rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: modulation, pitch contour]

2 singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

3 the act of singing in a monotonous tone [syn: chanting]

4 the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. A thundering; thunder.
2. The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
3. Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false.
4. Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.

Translations

• Korean: 억양 (eokyang)

Related terms

• intonable
• intonate
• intonational
• intonationally
• intonator
• intone
• intoner

References

Intonation may refer to:

• Intonation (linguistics), the variation of tone used when speaking
• Intonation (music), a player's realization of pitch accuracy
• Intonation Music Festival, held in Chicago

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