low-pitched

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low-pitched

(lō′pĭcht′)
adj.
1. Low in tone or tonal range.
2. Having a moderate slope: a low-pitched roof.
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low-pitched

adj
1. (Music, other) pitched low in tone
2. (Architecture) (of a roof) having sides with a shallow slope
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low′-pitched′



adj.
1. relatively deep in pitch or soft in sound: a low-pitched whistle.
2. (of a roof) having a low proportion of vertical to lateral dimensions; gently sloping.
[1615–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.low-pitched - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
2.low-pitched - set at a low angle or slant; "a low-pitched roof"
inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
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low-pitched

adjective
Being a sound produced by a relatively small frequency of vibrations:
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Translations

low-pitched

[ˈləʊpɪtʃt] ADJ [note, voice] → bajo; [campaign, speech] → en tono menor
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"It's so with me and Pyotr, and the coachman, Fyodor, and that merchant, and all the people living along the Volga, where those placards invite one to go, and everywhere and always," she thought when she had driven under the low-pitched roof of the Nizhigorod station, and the porters ran to meet her.
This Anton Antonitch lived on the fourth storey in a house in Five Corners, in four low-pitched rooms, one smaller than the other, of a particularly frugal and sallow appearance.
Its low-pitched gables and thatched roof and latticed windows give it quite a story-book appearance, while inside it is even still more once-upon-a-timeyfied.
It is too possible that to some of my readers Methodism may mean nothing more than low-pitched gables up dingy streets, sleek grocers, sponging preachers, and hypocritical jargon--elements which are regarded as an exhaustive analysis of Methodism in many fashionable quarters.
It had a poverty-stricken appearance with its dusty yellow paper peeling off the walls, and it was so low-pitched that a man of more than average height was ill at ease in it and felt every moment that he would knock his head against the ceiling.
Behind it all, however, came that low-pitched, deep-toned hum, which seemed to come from every quarter and to fill the whole air.
A long, low-pitched room, of antique construction, was indeed all the accommodation afforded by the Cafe.
A low-pitched grating voice was heard within the room.
The two guards over on Oldham Street, meanwhile, emerged from their hut to see what was making the low-pitched bonevibrating noise, and they also saw the craft blocking out the moonlit sky.
These researchers observed that howler monkeys with large hyoid bones in their voice boxes produced loud, low-pitched calls that help to make them seem larger, and therefore more attractive to females.
For a concert video, the TV strengthens low-pitched sound, offering a rich audio experience for users, the company said.
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