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Tone may refer to:
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Music
Theory
- Pitch (music), the perceived frequency of a note or sound (see also pure tone)
- Note, the name of a pitch
- Whole tone, or major second, a commonly occurring musical interval
- Timbre, the quality of a musical note or sound that distinguishes different types of sound production
- Gregorian chants reciting formulas such as Psalm tone and Recitative
- In collaboration with pitch, tone controls the overall bass, mid, and treble frequencies heard within a certain note. Tone can make the same note or pitch sound darker or brighter, heavier or lighter, "bassier and treblier" in essence.
Miscellanea
- Tones, album by Eric Johnson
- 2 Tone (or Two Tone), style of music combining elements of ska and punk
- Tone, album by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament
Art
- Tone, the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a colour.
Language and writing
- Tone (linguistics), the use of pitch in language to distinguish words
- Tone (literature), the mood or feeling of a literary work, as the author gives
- Tone (writing), grafitti writer, Czech republic, Brno
Telephone and electronics
- Dial tone, a signal indicating that the exchange is ready to accept a call
- Dual-tone multi-frequency, a dialing system also known as Touch-Tone
- Ringtone, the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call
- Tone control circuits, used to modify an audio signal before it is fed to speakers, headphones or recording devices by way of an amplifier
Geography
- River Tone, Somerset, England
- Tone River, Kanto region, Japan
- Tone, Ibaraki, Japan
- Tone District, Gunma, Japan
- Tône, a prefecture in Togo
Ships
- Tone, Japanese cruiser employed during World War 1
- Tone, Japanese cruiser employed during World War 2
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
People
- Tone Loc, American hip hop artist and actor
- Franchot Tone, American actor
- Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish republican
- Tony, A popular Western Name
Publications
- Tone magazine, New Zealand technology magazine
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