'Tone'
[tone.n.01] as in: the quality of a person's voice


Examples:
he began in a conversational tone
he spoke in a nervous tone of voice


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'Tone'
[tone.n.02] as in: (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages


Examples:
the Beijing dialect uses four tones



'Tone'
[timbre.n.01] as in: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)


Examples:
the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet



'Tone'
[spirit.n.02] as in: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people


Examples:
the feel of the city excited him
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
it had the smell of treason



'Tone'
[shade.n.02] as in: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color


Examples:
after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted



'Tone'
[note.n.03] as in: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound


Examples:
the singer held the note too long



'Tone'
[tone.n.07] as in: a steady sound without overtones


Examples:
they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies


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'Tone'
[tonicity.n.01] as in: the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc.
that facilitate response to stimuli


Examples:
the doctor tested my tonicity



'Tone'
[tone.n.09] as in: a musical interval of two semitones


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'Tone'
[tone.n.10] as in: the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author


Examples:
the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw
from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome


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'Tone'
[tone.v.01] as in: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically


Examples:
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again



'Tone'
[tone.v.02] as in: vary the pitch of one's speech



'Tone'
[tone.v.03] as in: change the color or tone of


Examples:
tone a negative



'Tone'
[tone.v.04] as in: change to a color image


Examples:
tone a photographic image



'Tone'
[tone.v.05] as in: give a healthy elasticity to


Examples:
Let's tone our muscles



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