intonation

in·to·na·tion  (nt-nshn, -t-)

n.

1.

a. The act of intoning or chanting.

b. An intoned utterance.

2. A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of pitch.

3. Linguistics The use of changing pitch to convey syntactic information: a questioning intonation.

4. A use of pitch characteristic of a speaker or dialect: "He could hear authority, the old parish intonation coming back into his voice" (Graham Greene).

5. Music The opening phrase of a plainsong composition sung as a solo part.

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into·nation·al adj.

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intonation [ˌɪntəʊˈneɪʃən]

n

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the sound pattern of phrases and sentences produced by pitch variation in the voice

2. the act or manner of intoning

3. an intoned, chanted, or monotonous utterance; incantation

4. (Music / Classical Music) Music the opening of a piece of plainsong, sung by a soloist

5. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  the correct or accurate pitching of intervals

b.  the capacity to play or sing in tune See also just intonation

intonational  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	intonation - rise and fall of the voice pitch pitch contour, modulation prosody, inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language intonation pattern - intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements droning, monotone, drone - an unchanging intonation singsong - a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
	2.	intonation - singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
	3.	intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous tone chanting singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music cantillation - liturgical chanting
	4.	intonation - the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" fixed intonation - the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer

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intonation

noun

1. tone, inflection, cadence, modulation, accentuation His voice had a very slight German intonation.

2. incantation, spell, charm, formula, chant, invocation, hex (U.S. & Canad. informal), conjuration They could hear strange music and chanting intonations.

Translations

intonation [ˌɪntəʊˈneɪʃən] N → entonación f

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intonation [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃ^ən] n → intonation f

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intonation

n → Intonation f; (Ling also) → Satzmelodie f

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intonation [ˌɪntəʊˈneɪʃ/ən] n (Linguistics) → intonazione f

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intonation [ˌɪntəʊˈneɪʃ/ən] n (Linguistics) → intonazione f

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intonation

n intonation [intəˈneiʃən]

the rise and fall of the voice in speech. intonasie تَغَيُّر في حِدَّة الصَّوْت интонация intonace intonation der Tonfall επιτόνιση entonación intonatsioon آهنگ intonaatio intonation אִינטוֹנַציָה अनुतान intonacija intonáció intonasi ítónun; hljómfall intonazione 抑揚 음성의) 인토네이션, 억양, 음조 intonacija intonācija intonasi intonatie intonasjon intonacja entoação intonaţie интонация intonácia intonacija intonacija intonation การออกเสียงสูงต่ำ tonlama 音揚頓挫 інтонація; модуляція ترنّم ngữ điệu 语调