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tonal tonal definition

tonal


 
  Grep  of  noun  tonal 
  tonal  language 
  tonal  pattern 
  tonal  system 
  tonality 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tonal 
 
  The  adj  tonal  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  tonic,  tonal  --  (employing  variations  in  pitch  to  distinguish  meanings  of  otherwise  similar  words  "Chinese  is  a  tonal  language") 
  2.  (1)  tonal  --  ((music)  having  tonality;  i.e.  tones  and  chords  organized  in  relation  to  one  tone  such  as  a  keynote  or  tonic) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tonal 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  tonal 
 
  Sense  2 
  tonal  (vs.  atonal) 
 
  atonal  (vs.  tonal),  unkeyed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tonal 
 
  2  senses  of  tonal 
 
  Sense  1 
  tonic,  tonal 
  Pertains  to  noun  tone  (Sense  2) 
  =>tone 
  =>  pitch 
 
  Sense  2 
  tonal  (vs.  atonal) 
  =>  keyed 
  =>  diatonic 
  =>  polytonal 
  =>  toned 
  =>  tonic 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tonal 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tonal 
 
  tonal  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tonal 
  atonal 
  cantonal 
  polytonal 
  tonal 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tonal 
 
  The  adj  tonal  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  tonic,  tonal  --  (employing  variations  in  pitch  to  distinguish  meanings  of  otherwise  similar  words  "Chinese  is  a  tonal  language") 
  2.  (1)  tonal  --  ((music)  having  tonality;  i.e.  tones  and  chords  organized  in  relation  to  one  tone  such  as  a  keynote  or  tonic) 



tonal definition