"tritone" meaning in All languages combined

See tritone on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/ [General-American], [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [General-American], [ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷäɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [General-American]
enPR: trī'tōn [Received-Pronunciation], trī'tōn [General-American] Etymology: From tri- + tone. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|tone}} tri- + tone Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tritone (not comparable)
  1. Having three tones. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: tritoned
    Sense id: en-tritone-en-adj-DBCaVXUi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tri-tone
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/ [General-American], [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [General-American], [ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷäɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [General-American] Forms: tritones [plural]
enPR: trī'tōn [Received-Pronunciation], trī'tōn [General-American] Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos). By surface analysis, tri- + tone. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ML.|tritonus}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, {{der|en|grc|τρίτονος}} Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos), {{surface analysis|en|tri-|tone}} By surface analysis, tri- + tone Head templates: {{en-noun}} tritone (plural tritones)
  1. (music) An interval of three whole tones. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: devil's interval, diabolus in musica, diabolus Derived forms: semitritone Translations (an interval of three whole tones): 三全音 (saam¹ cyun⁴ jam¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 三全音 (sānquányīn) (Chinese Mandarin), tritón [masculine] (Czech), tritonus (Finnish), triton [masculine] (French), trítono [masculine] (Galician), Tritonus [masculine] (German), tritono [masculine] (Italian), tryton [masculine] (Polish), trítono [masculine] (Portuguese), triton [neuter] (Romanian), трито́н (tritón) [masculine] (Russian), triton [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tritonus [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), trítono [masculine] (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɹaɪˌtoʊn/ [General-American], [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [General-American], [ˈt̠͡ʃɹ̠̊˔ʷäɪˌtʰoʊ̯n] [General-American] Forms: tritones [plural]
enPR: trī'tōn [Received-Pronunciation], trī'tōn [General-American] Etymology: From tri- + tone. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|tone}} tri- + tone Head templates: {{en-noun}} tritone (plural tritones)
  1. A picture printed in three shades.
    Sense id: en-tritone-en-noun-ojzDcPzm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tri-tone
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /triˈto.ne/ Forms: tritoni [plural]
Rhymes: -one Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} tritone m (plural tritoni)
  1. newt Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Newts
    Sense id: en-tritone-it-noun-CvAxSg1B Disambiguation of Newts: 81 19
  2. triton Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Gastropods
    Sense id: en-tritone-it-noun-t5M-1hgN Disambiguation of Gastropods: 12 88 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
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      "sense": "an interval of three whole tones",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "ro",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "an interval of three whole tones",
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      ],
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    }
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          "ref": "1995, Adele Droblas Greenberg, Seth Greenberg, “Converting from One Mode to Another”, in Fundamental Photoshop, 2nd edition, Osborne McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 380:",
          "text": "In Photoshop’s Duotone mode you can create monotones, duotones, tritones, and quadtones—grayscale images to which you add one, two, three, or four colors.",
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          "ref": "2003, Duncan Evans, “Duotones and Tritones”, in A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Portrait Photography, AVA Publishing SA, →ISBN, page 115:",
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          "ref": "2010, David Präkel, “Duotone”, in The Visual Dictionary of Photography, AVA Publishing SA, →ISBN, page 97:",
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          "ref": "1950 October 15, “Local Matrons Smartly Model Clothes Here At Event By Junior League”, in The Greenville News, volume LXXVI, number 288, Greenville, S.C., page two:",
          "text": "The first cotume^([sic]) in which Mrs. Earle appeared was a tritone dress of crepe, with a brown velour cloche and brown calf sling pumps.",
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          "ref": "1963 May, “Thirty summer fashions”, in McCall’s, page 186:",
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          "ref": "1979, “Killy Triple Gold Jackets”, in Christmas Wish Book, page 360:",
          "text": "Tritone jacket has contrast nylon inserts. 80(Blue/Red/Wht.), 38(Beige/Navy/Red).",
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          "ref": "2013, Alexandra Horowitz, “Minding Our Qs”, in On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, Scribner, →ISBN, pages 69–70:",
          "text": "It is hard to believe that today’s signs may be tomorrow’s beloved ghosts, but sure as my 1970’s polyester tritone shirt and my plebeian 1964 Volvo are now “classics,” it will likely be so.",
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