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mediant vs tone

tone vs mediant

mediant and tone both are nouns.

mediant is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mediant Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hypernym of mediant; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than mediant:
  • mediant: (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
  • tone: a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Other hypernyms of mediant include musical note, note.
mediant (noun) tone (noun)
(music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
a steady sound without overtones
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of a person's voice
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
mediant (verb) tone (verb)
give a healthy elasticity to
change to a color image
change the color or tone of
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
vary the pitch of one's speech
Difference between mediant and tone

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