protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight | a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color |
a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages |
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author |
a mental representation of some haunting experience | a steady sound without overtones |
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude | a musical interval of two semitones |
a slight amount or degree of difference | the quality of a person's voice |
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body | a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound |
a position of relative inferiority | 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 |