"bitonal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /baɪˈtəʊnəl/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -əʊnəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English tonal English bitonal From bi- + tonal. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bi-|tonal|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English tonal English bitonal [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bi-", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "two", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwóh₁", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwi-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dwi-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tonal", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bitonal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bitonal"> From bi- + tonal. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bitonal (not comparable)
  1. (music, of a musical instrument) That has two tonic centres simultaneously Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bitonal-en-adj-o2bcE-JD Categories (other): Music, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 45 37 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) Of or pertaining to bitonality Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bitonal-en-adj-~iCG9151 Categories (other): Music, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 45 37 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. Of two tones, or shades of colour. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: binary, 1-bit
    Sense id: en-bitonal-en-adj-pI0oKnVN Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 21 26 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 15 45 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 26 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 25 29 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 22 31 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 27 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 26 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 45 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bitonalism, bitonally
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