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relative pitch

relative pitch noun: the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

Noun

relative pitch (countable and uncountable, plural relative pitches)

  1. (uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.
  2. The interval between two notes.

Forms of relative pitch

pluralrelative pitches

Questions about relative pitch

What does relative pitch mean?
Relative pitch means the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.
What part of speech is relative pitch?
Relative pitch is a noun.
What is the plural of relative pitch?
The plural of relative pitch is relative pitches.

Words near relative pitch in the dictionary

  1. relative majority
  2. relative permittivities
  3. relative permittivity
  4. relative pin
  5. relative pins
  6. relative pitch
  7. relative pitches
  8. relative pressure
  9. relative pronoun
  10. relative pronouns
  11. relative pseudo-complement

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