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register vs tone

tone vs register

register and tone both are nouns.

register and tone both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
register Yes No Yes No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hypernym of register; that is, tone is a word with a broader meaning than register:
  • register: (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
  • tone: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Other hypernyms of register include quality, timber, timbre.
register (noun) tone (noun)
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments a steady sound without overtones
an official written record of names or events or transactions a musical interval of two semitones
a book in which names and transactions are listed 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
register (verb) tone (verb)
enter into someone's consciousness give a healthy elasticity to
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments change to a color image
record in a public office or in a court of law change the color or tone of
send by registered mail utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
manipulate the registers of an organ vary the pitch of one's speech
be aware of
show in one's face
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
enroll to vote
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
Difference between register and tone

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