concert pitch

concert pitch

n.

1. See international pitch.

2. The state of being ready and tensely alert: a diver whose mental and physical states were at concert pitch before executing the dive.

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concert pitch

n

1. (Music, other) the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C See pitch¹ [28b] international pitch

2. Informal a state of extreme readiness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

concert pitch - the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C international pitch, philharmonic pitch pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration