"absolute pitch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlut pɪt͡ʃ/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈljut pɪt͡ʃ/ [US] Forms: absolute pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute pitch (plural absolute pitches)
  1. (music, countable or uncountable) The exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (pitch established by its rate of vibration): absolute toonhoogte [masculine] (Dutch), tarkka sävelkorkeus (Finnish), 絶対音感 (zettaionkan) (alt: ぜったいおんかん) (Japanese), ganap na tono (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-absolute_pitch-en-noun-IHOkIEkJ Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'pitch established by its rate of vibration': 83 17
  2. (music, uncountable) Perfect pitch; the ability to identify or produce any tone without need of an external reference. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-absolute_pitch-en-noun-agUbaJXs Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Music Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Music: 25 75 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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