tone

noun
[L7943]

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Derivations tone

Derivations トーン

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : tone
  • plural : tones

Senses

  • audible characteristics of a player's sound;product of all influences on what can be heard by the listener (characteristics of the instrument itself, differences in playing technique, and the physical space in which the instrument is played)
  • sound
  • literary element; expresses the writer's attitude toward the subject matter

tone

verb
[L28928]

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Derived from tone

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : tone
  • simple present, singular, third person : tones
  • simple past : toned
  • present participle : toning
  • past participle : toned

Senses

  • to alter/modify the general coloring of something