(phonology) stress accent

to differ / to vary / to disagree

the Japanese language

(linguistics) accent (stronger articulation) / (linguistics) intonation / (music) accent, emphasis, stress / (fashion, design) an accessory, an accent piece

the English language

(orthography, uncommon) an acute accent ( ´ )

(phonology) accent that relies on the highs and lows of pitch, such as pitch accent in Japanese or tonal accent in Chinese

an acute accent

(Japanese phonology) an accent kernel/nucleus (the so-called "accented" mora of an utterance, which singly occurs for each utterance and which immediately precedes a drop in pitch from high to low)

(phonology) in certain Japanese dialects, pitch accent that is highly inconsistent and unpredictable