Definitions for intonationˌɪn toʊˈneɪ ʃən, -tə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•to•na•tionˌɪn toʊˈneɪ ʃən, -tə-(n.)
the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, esp. the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
Category: Phonetics
the act or manner of intonating.
the ability to produce musical tones on pitch.
Category: Music and Dance
something that is intoned.
Category: Music and Dance
the opening phrase of a Gregorian chant.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of intonation:
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in`to•na′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
intonation, modulation, pitch contour(noun)
rise and fall of the voice pitch
intonation(noun)
singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong
intonation, chanting(noun)
the act of singing in a monotonous tone
intonation(noun)
the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
Webster Dictionary
Intonation(noun)
a thundering; thunder
Intonation(noun)
the act of sounding the tones of the musical scale
Intonation(noun)
singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false
Intonation(noun)
reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t
Translations for intonation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
intonation(noun)
the rise and fall of the voice in speech.
- intonasieAfrikaans
- تَغَيُّر في حِدَّة الصَّوْتArabic
- интонацияBulgarian
- entoaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- intonaceCzech
- der TonfallGerman
- intonationDanish
- επιτόνισηGreek
- entonaciónSpanish
- intonatsioonEstonian
- آهنگFarsi
- intonaatioFinnish
- intonationFrench
- אִינטוֹנַציָהHebrew
- अनुतानHindi
- intonacijaCroatian
- intonációHungarian
- intonasiIndonesian
- ítónun; hljómfallIcelandic
- intonazioneItalian
- 抑揚Japanese
- 음성의) 인토네이션, 억양, 음조Korean
- intonacijaLithuanian
- intonācijaLatvian
- intonasiMalay
- intonatieDutch
- intonasjonNorwegian
- intonacjaPolish
- آهنگPersian
- آوازPashto
- entoaçãoPortuguese
- intonaţieRomanian
- интонацияRussian
- intonáciaSlovak
- intonacijaSlovenian
- intonacijaSerbian
- intonationSwedish
- การออกเสียงสูงต่ำThai
- tonlamaTurkish
- 音揚頓挫Chinese (Trad.)
- інтонація; модуляціяUkrainian
- ترنّمUrdu
- ngữ điệuVietnamese
- 语调，说话的抑扬顿挫Chinese (Simp.)
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