plural of tone mark

(linguistics) A symbol used to indicate tones in tonal languages.

plural of tone poem

The quality, manner or way an individual speaks.

(music) scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree

(phonology) The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively.

plural of tone arm

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second either higher or lower than two notes that are unison in two chords

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord