TONE

Meaning of TONE in English

( n. )

A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

TONE — I. ˈtōn pronoun Etymology: Middle English ton, alteration (resulting from incorrect division of thet on the one, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONE — — toneless , adj. — tonelessly , adv. — tonelessness , n. /tohn/ , n. , v. , toned, toning …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — I. ˈtōn noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tun, ton, from Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos, literally, act …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONE — noun tonicity; as, arterial tone. 2. tone ·noun state of mind; temper; mood. 3. tone ·vt to utter with an …
Webster English vocab
TONE — in linguistics, a variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking. The word tone is usually applied to those …
Britannica English vocabulary
TONE — / təʊn; NAmE toʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun OF VOICE 1. [ C ] the quality of sb's voice, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONE — I. tone 1 S3 W2 /təʊn $ toʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tonus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONE — n. & v. --n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONE — n. & v. n. 1 a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONE — n. & v. --n. 1. a musical or vocal sound, esp. with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
TONE — ( tones, toning, toned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conciliatory approach/tone/gesture etc ▪ Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach. dial tone …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONE — Synonyms and related words : French pitch, Munsell chroma, Zeitgeist, accent, accidental, achromatism, action, actions, activity, acts, adaptability, address, affect, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONE — I. noun 1 quality of a sound, esp. of the human voice ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , low ▪ hushed , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TONE — n. 25B6; noun the tone of the tuba : TIMBRE, sound, sound quality, voice, voice quality, colour, tone colour, tonality. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONE — n. 1 sound, note Odd tones emanated from the electronic music-maker 2 stress, emphasis, force, accent, intonation, modulation, phrasing, inflection, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тон, звук; муз. тон deep tone ≈ низкий звук dulcet, sweet tone ≈ нежный, сладкий звук …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONE — tone.ogg 1. təʋn n 1. тон; звук low high tone - низкий высокий тон harsh gentle, sweet, silvery tone - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TONE — 1) тон 2) тембр 3) нота 4) тональный сигнал 5) цветовой тон; оттенок ( цвета ) ; полутон || тонировать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TONE — 1) тон 2) тембр 3) нота 4) тональный сигнал 5) цветовой тон; оттенок (цвета); полутон || тонировать • - broken tone - busy tone - color tone - combination …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TONE — 1) звук 2) тон 3) цветовой • audible ringing tone — сигнал контроля посылки вызова call tone volume — уровень тонального вызова - answer tone - beat …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TONE — tone сущ.1) а) звук, тон б) муз. тон (интервал, тж. whole tone), нота deep tone — низкий звук dulcet, sweet …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TONE — 1. təʋn n 1. тон; звук low high tone - низкий высокий тон harsh gentle, sweet, silvery tone - резкий …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) звук, тон б) муз. тон ( интервал, тж. whole tone ) , нота • deep tone …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) звук, тон б) муз. тон (интервал, тж. whole tone), нота • deep tone — низкий звук dulcet, sweet tone — нежный, сладкий …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TONE — 1) тонус 2) биоакуст. тон • - basal tone - catch tone - extracardiac nerve tone - fundamental tone - late tone - muscle tone - pure tone - secondary …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TONE — 1) тонус 2) биоакуст. тон • - basal tone - catch tone - extracardiac nerve tone - fundamental tone - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TONE — 1. _n. 1> тон; deep (thin) tone низкий (высокий) тон; heart tones _мед. тоны сердца 2> тон, выражение; характер, стиль; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TONE — 1) звук, тон 2) тембр • - audible tone - audible-keypad tone - battery-indicators audible tone - beat tone - busy tone - color tone - congestion tone - cue …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
TONE — 1) тон, полутон, оттенок [c crimson]|| придавать краске желательный тон 2) тонировать (изображение) 3) тенить (о форме офсетной печати) - …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
TONE — 1. сущ. 1) а) тон, звук; муз. тон deep tone ≈ низкий звук dulcet, sweet tone ≈ нежный, сладкий звук …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TONE — n. ton (-al, -alitá, -ic); accentu; (med.) tónus; v. harmonisar; (shade) nuanciar
English interlingue dictionary
TONE — paningog
English-Visayan vocabulary
TONE — biographical name (Theobald) Wolfe 1763-1798 Irish revolutionary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TONE — I In linguistics , a variation in the pitch of the voice while speaking. The term is usually applied to …
Английский словарь Британика
TONE — (n.) The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone.
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a semitone as, …
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones.
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a …
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion.
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) The condition of normal balance of a healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and moisture.
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) Color quality proper; -- called also hue. Also, a gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or …
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — (n.) Quality, with respect to attendant feeling; the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying and characterizing a sensation …
Английский словарь Webster
TONE — ( v. t. ) To utter with an affected tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( v. t. ) To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See Tune, v. t.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( v. t. ) To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) Tonicity; as, arterial tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) The general effect of a picture produced by the combination of light and shade, together with color …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) That state of a body, or of any of its organs or parts, in which the animal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) State of mind; temper; mood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) General or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — ( n. ) A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian tones.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — v. give a sound or ring; give a color or tint; give a healthy elasticity to
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TONE — n. sound, ring; atmosphere
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TONE — biographical name (Theobald) Wolfe 1763-1798 Irish revolutionary
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONE — n. dial tone earth tone jewel tone leading tone passing tone quarter tone tone color tone deaf tone deafness tone …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TONE — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: toned ; ton · ing Date: 1660 transitive verb 1 : INTONE 2 : to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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