English Explanatory Dictionary

tonal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to tones or tonality.
  2. Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something.
  3. Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.
  4. Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).
noun
  1. An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.

Pronunciation

/ˈtoʊnəl/ /ˈtəʊnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tonal.wav

Word forms

tonal more tonal most tonal tonals tona

Etymology

From tone + -al.

Antonyms

atonal

Related words

tonality tonally tonalli nahual

Derived words

nontonal tonal center tonal noise
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