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Meanings of musical tone in English

Russian
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Portuguese
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Catalan
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Sound with a typical pitch; steady periodic sound; characterized by its duration, pitch, intensity (or loudness), and timbre (or quality)

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Usage of musical tone in English
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Marguerite overlooked the apparition blandly and spoke in her most musical tone.
All souls' rising
2
An uncanny musical tone wobbles up from below, clawing at my eardrums.
The Rhesus Chart
3
A soft, musical tone sounded, and she turned to look at DuChene.
In Enemy Hands
4
Then a commanding musical tone echoed through the antechamber and he stepped back.
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5
A soft, musical tone sounded, and Chief Robinet nodded to herself.
Field of Dishonor
6
But that was no musical tone which made the darkness shudder around him!
Donal Grant
7
All kneel and begin to chant their prayers in a low and musical tone.
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
8
The priest struck a clear musical tone on the bell.
Paul of dune
9
Her voice gave out a rich thrill, like a musical tone, as she spoke.
Madelon: A Novel
10
Scriabin's attempt to intensify musical tone by corresponding use of colour is necessarily tentative.
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
11
Give musical tone and a fitting modulation, or tune, avoiding the so- called singsong.
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
12
The President of the Senate or Council spoke a few sentences in a deep musical tone.
A Honeymoon in Space
13
The blending of the individual taps, occurring at regular intervals, has produced a sustained musical tone.
General Science
14
From the sounding board of cliff it smote upon their ears in thunderous, sustained, musical tone.
Terry / A Tale of the Hill People
15
The murmur of their voices took a musical tone, which was reverberated by the vaulted arches.
Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 2.
16
The pitch of a musical tone rises in proportion with the rapidity of the vibrations that produce it.
For Every Music Lover / A Series of Practical Essays on Music
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