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*[[Tone (literature)]], a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work |
*[[Tone (literature)]], a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work |
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* [[Tone (linguistics)]], the pitch and pitch changes in words of certain languages |
* [[Tone (linguistics)]], the pitch and pitch changes in words of certain languages |
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- Tone is a ninja. |
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Tone
- Tone (literature), a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work
- Tone (linguistics), the pitch and pitch changes in words of certain languages
- Tone is a ninja.
Audio and music
- Pitch (music), the high or low sound of a musical note.
- Note, the name of a pitch.
- Whole tone, or major second, a commonly occurring musical interval
- Tonality, a system of music based on a key "center", or tonic.
- Tone control, a filter for affecting frequency content of an audio signal.
- Timbre, the quality of a musical note or sound that distinguishes different types of sound production.
- Reciting formulas such as Psalm tone and recitative, as in Gregorian chants.
- A mosquito ringtone emits a high pitched tone that only people under a certain varying age can here. These are usually use in school while texting during class.
Miscellaneous
- Tones (album), album by Eric Johnson
- 2 Tone (or Two Tone), style of music combining elements of ska and punk
- Tone (album), album by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament
- Lightness (color), the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a colour
- Tone's Spices, a brand owned by Associated British Foods
Ships
- Japanese cruiser Tone (1904), a ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)
- Japanese cruiser Tone (1937), a ship of the IJN
- JS Tone, a ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
Physiology
- Muscle tone, the state of tension or responsiveness of the organs or tissues of the body
- Toning exercises, the use of exercise to develop hard, but not necessarily large, musculature tone
People
- Given name
- Tone Loc, American hip hop artist and actor
- Tone Damli Aaberge, Norwegian singer
- Tone, American producer and member of the production group Trackmasters
- Surname
- Franchot Tone, American actor
- Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish republican
- Yasunao Tone, Japanese artist
Publications
- Tone magazine, New Zealand technology magazine