TONAL


Meaning of TONAL in English

/ ˈtəʊnl; NAmE ˈtoʊnl/ adjective

1.

( technical ) relating to tones of sound or colour

2.

( music ) having a particular key

OPP atonal

►  tonal·ly adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent. (designating church music in plainsong mode): from medieval Latin tonalis , from Latin tonus , from Greek tonos tension, tone, from teinein to stretch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.