tonal

ton·al  (tnl)

adj.

Of or relating to tones, a tone, or tonality.

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tonal·ly adv.

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tonal [ˈtəʊn^əl]

adj

1. of or relating to tone

2. (Music / Classical Music) of, relating to, or utilizing the diatonic system; having an established key Compare atonal

3. (Music / Classical Music)

a.  (of an answer in a fugue) not having the same melodic intervals as the subject, so as to remain in the original key

b.  denoting a fugue as having such an answer Compare real¹ [11]

tonally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tonal - employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language" tonic
	2.	tonal - having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner atonal, unkeyed - characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality

Translations

tonal [ˈtəʊnl] ADJ → tonal

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tonal [ˈtəʊn^əl] adj → tonal(e)

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tonal

adj → klanglich, Klang-; (Mus: = regarding form) → tonal; (Art) → farblich, Farb-; tonal variation → Klangvariation f; (in colours) → Farbabstufung f; tonal effects (in music) → Klangeffekte pl; (in painting) → Farbeffekte pl; tonal music → tonale Musik; tonal value (Phot) → Farbwert m

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tonal [ˈtəʊnl] adj → tonale

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tonal [ˈtəʊnl] adj → tonale

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tonal tone