a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | the action of stretching something tight |
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body |
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages | feelings of hostility that are not manifest |
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author | the physical condition of being stretched or strained |
a steady sound without overtones | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) |
a musical interval of two semitones | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense |
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 | |