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contour tone

contour tone noun: a tone whose pitch changes during the syllable.

Noun

contour tone (plural contour tones)

  1. A tone whose pitch changes during the syllable.

Antonyms of contour tone

Forms of contour tone

pluralcontour tones

Questions about contour tone

What does contour tone mean?
Contour tone means a tone whose pitch changes during the syllable.
What part of speech is contour tone?
Contour tone is a noun.
What is the plural of contour tone?
The plural of contour tone is contour tones.

Words near contour tone in the dictionary

  1. contour intervals
  2. contour line
  3. contour lines
  4. contour map
  5. contour maps
  6. contour tone
  7. contour tones
  8. contourable
  9. contoured
  10. contouring
  11. contourings

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