"atonal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /eɪˈtoʊnəl/ [General-American], /eɪˈtəʊnəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-atonal.wav Forms: more atonal [comparative], most atonal [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊnəl Etymology: a- + tonal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|tonal}} a- + tonal Head templates: {{en-adj}} atonal (comparative more atonal, superlative most atonal)
  1. (music) Lacking a tonal center or key. Categories (topical): Music Translations (lacking a tonal center or key (music)): 無調性的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无调性的 (wúdiàoxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), atonal (Danish), atonaal (Dutch), atonaalinen (Finnish), sävellajiton (Finnish), atonal (French), atonal (German), atonúil (Irish), atonale (Italian), atonalny (Polish), atonal (Portuguese), атона́льный (atonálʹnyj) (Russian), а̏тона̄лан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ȁtonālan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), àtonálen (Slovene), atonal (Spanish), atonal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-atonal-en-adj-bV5Q-mA2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 59 41 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'lacking a tonal center or key (music)': 74 26
  2. (linguistics) Not tonal, lacking tones. Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)): атона́льный (atonálʹnyj) (Russian), бесто́новый (bestónovyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-atonal-en-adj-wqVV69Er Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'not tonal, lacking tones (linguistics)': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: atonalism, atonalist, atonality, atonally Related terms: atonic

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