| euphonium |
a brass wind instrument similar to a tuba but higher in pitch and mellower in tone. |
| falsetto |
at an unnaturally high pitch; in falsetto. [1/3 definitions] |
| fastball |
in baseball, a high-speed pitch usu. thrown straight. |
| flat1 |
in music, lowered half a step in pitch. (Cf. sharp.) [2/17 definitions] |
| fluegelhorn |
a three-valved brass wind instrument that is similar to a cornet in pitch and appearance, but mellower in tone. |
| grave accent |
a diacritical mark (à), placed over a vowel to indicate length or low pitch, or to indicate secondary stress of a syllable. (Cf. acute accent.) |
| high |
elevated in pitch. [1/14 definitions] |
| hurl |
in baseball, to pitch. [1/5 definitions] |
| inflect |
to change the pitch or tone of (the voice). [1/4 definitions] |
| inflection |
a change in the pitch or tone of a voice; modulation. [1/5 definitions] |
| interval |
the difference in pitch between two musical notes. [1/4 definitions] |
| intonation |
the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. [2/3 definitions] |
| intone |
to speak or utter with a particular pitch pattern. [1/3 definitions] |
| knuckle ball |
in baseball, a slow pitch thrown with the knuckles or tips of two or three fingers pressed against the ball, causing it to waver and jump; knuckler. |
| low1 |
of a sound or musical note, within the deeper range of pitch. [3/16 definitions] |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; esp. soften or tone down. [2/6 definitions] |
| monotone |
speech or singing with little or no variation in pitch. [3/5 definitions] |
| monotonous |
showing little or no variation in pitch; monotone. [1/2 definitions] |
| off-key |
not on the right musical note or pitch; flat or sharp. [1/2 definitions] |
| out of tune |
of an instrument or voice, not producing the correct pitch. [1/2 definitions] |
| passed ball |
in baseball, a pitch that a catcher should be able to catch, but does not, thus allowing any baserunner to advance. (Cf. wild pitch.) |