"absolute pitch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlut pɪt͡ʃ/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈljut pɪt͡ʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absolute pitch.wav [Southern-England] Forms: absolute pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} absolute pitch (countable and uncountable, 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), absolutny ton [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), 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 Translations (ability to identify and reproduce a tone): słuch absolutny [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)
    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 Polish 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: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Music: 25 75 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'ability to identify and reproduce a tone': 1 99

Inflected forms

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