French pitch
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french pitch — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : diapason normal * * * Music. See diapason normal pitch. * * * French pitch noun (music) A standard pitch established by the French government in 1859, and later widely adopted, being 435 cycles per second at… … Useful english dictionary
French pitch — noun see diapason normal * * * Music. See diapason normal pitch. * * * French pitch noun (music) A standard pitch established by the French government in 1859, and later widely adopted, being 435 cycles per second at 15ºC for A (see… … Useful english dictionary
pitch — pitch1 pitchable, adj. /pich/, v.t. 1. to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 3. to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 4. Baseball. a. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the… … Universalium
pitch — Synonyms and related words: AF, French pitch, abuse, acme, address, after dinner speech, allocution, amount, angularity, apex, apogee, ascend, asphalt, assail, assault, assist, attack, audio frequency, ballyhoo, bank, base, belabor, belly buster … Moby Thesaurus
Pitch accent — is a linguistic term of convenience for a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to… … Wikipedia
French classical music — began with the sacred music of the Roman Catholic Church, with written records predating the reign of Charlemagne. It includes all of the major genres of sacred and secular, instrumental and vocal music. French classical styles often have an… … Wikipedia
French Polynesia — Polynésie française (French) Pōrīnetia Farāni (Tahitian) … Wikipedia
pitch´er|like´ — pitch|er1 «PIHCH uhr», noun. 1. a container with a lip on one side and a handle on the other. Pitchers are used for holding and pouring out water, milk, and other liquids. »The water in the pitcher was frozen. SYNONYM(S): ewer, jug. 2. the amount … Useful english dictionary
pitch|er — pitch|er1 «PIHCH uhr», noun. 1. a container with a lip on one side and a handle on the other. Pitchers are used for holding and pouring out water, milk, and other liquids. »The water in the pitcher was frozen. SYNONYM(S): ewer, jug. 2. the amount … Useful english dictionary
French horn — a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell. See illus. under horn. [1735 45] * * * Orchestral and military brass instrument, a valved circular horn with a wide bell. It is normally a… … Universalium
