"relative pitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relative pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} relative pitch (plural relative pitches)
  1. (music, uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes): relativní sluch [masculine] (Czech), relatief gehoor [neuter] (Dutch), suhteellinen sävelkorva (Finnish), relatiivinen sävelkorva (Finnish), słuch relatywny [masculine] (Polish), относи́тельный слух (otnosítelʹnyj slux) [masculine] (Russian), интерва́льный слух (interválʹnyj slux) [masculine] (Russian), oído relativo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-relative_pitch-en-noun-GPfgTyRq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes': 91 9
  2. (music, countable or uncountable) The interval between two notes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-relative_pitch-en-noun-8NGv11G2 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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      "word": "relatiivinen sävelkorva"
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      "word": "относи́тельный слух"
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