"tonal" meaning in English

See tonal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtoʊnəl/ [General-American], /ˈtəʊnəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tonal.wav Forms: more tonal [comparative], most tonal [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊnəl Etymology: From tone + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tone|al}} tone + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} tonal (comparative more tonal, superlative most tonal)
  1. Of or relating to tones or tonality. Translations (of or relating to tones or tonality): тонален (tonalen) (Bulgarian), tonal (Catalan), tonaal (Dutch), tonaalinen (Finnish), tonal (French), tonal (German), tonúil (Irish), tonale (Italian), tonal (Portuguese), tonal (Romanian), тона́льный (tonálʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), то́новый (tónovyj) [masculine] (Russian), tonal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tonal-en-adj-TSboWAOs Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 15 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 24 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to tones or tonality': 89 1 7 3
  2. Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something.
    Sense id: en-tonal-en-adj--DZCl53L Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 15 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 24 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 25 33 31
  3. (music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic. Categories (topical): Music Translations (employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic): tonaalinen (Finnish), tonal (German), tonúil (Irish), tonal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tonal-en-adj-7cilaw40 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan 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 Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 10 13 46 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 10 45 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 23 36 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 12 43 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 10 46 30 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 15 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 24 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 11 45 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 24 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 11 45 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 10 46 36 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic': 4 2 87 8
  4. (linguistics) Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic). Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning): tonaalinen (Finnish), tonal (German), tonúil (Irish), tonale (Italian), tonal (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-tonal-en-adj-kicJ3JAQ Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 25 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 15 39 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 24 34 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 25 33 31 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning': 2 3 13 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nontonal, tonal center, tonal noise Related terms: tonality, tonally
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtoʊnəl/ [General-American], /ˈtəʊnəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tonal.wav Forms: tonals [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnəl Etymology: From Nahuatl tōnalli (“day, day sign”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nah|tonalli|tōnalli|day, day sign}} Nahuatl tōnalli (“day, day sign”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonal (plural tonals)
  1. (in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death. Categories (topical): Mythology Synonyms: tona Related terms: tonalli, nahual
    Sense id: en-tonal-en-noun-Y1ZorNcS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 6 26 19 46 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 6 25 16 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 3 4 23 18 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 24 20 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic."
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    "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 Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations"
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    {
      "word": "nontonal"
    },
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      "word": "tonal center"
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      "word": "tonal noise"
    }
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      "form": "more tonal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
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      "form": "most tonal",
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        "superlative"
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      "word": "tonally"
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        "Of or relating to tones or tonality."
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          "tonality",
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          "ref": "2011 December 5, James Poniewozik, “Boardwalk Empire Watch: Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?”, in Time:",
          "text": "The lurid way the story played out felt like a tonal shift for Empire, but not necessarily a bad one—in the process of shedding its cool costume-drama attitude for grotesque family dysfunction, the episode felt for once less like a story about Prohibition and more one about a specific set of people.",
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        "Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something."
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        "Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic."
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          "music"
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          "predictable"
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        "(music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic."
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
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      ]
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        "en:Linguistics"
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        "Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic)."
      ],
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        "(linguistics) Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic)."
      ],
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        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtoʊnəl/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtəʊnəl/",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "тонален"
    },
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonaal"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
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      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тона́льный"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tónovyj",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "то́новый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or relating to tones or tonality",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic",
      "word": "tonaalinen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic",
      "word": "tonúil"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning",
      "word": "tonal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning",
      "word": "tonúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning",
      "word": "tonale"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "employing differences in pitch to distinguish differences in meaning",
      "word": "tonal"
    }
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    "tonal"
  ],
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}

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        "5": "day, day sign"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "tonals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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    {
      "word": "tonalli"
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          "ref": "1989, Robert Bartley Taylor, Indians of Middle America: an introduction to the ethnology of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, page 122:",
          "text": "When a tonal suffers misfortune or death, the same thing happens to the person associated with it.",
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        "(in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death."
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        "General-American"
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    {
      "word": "tona"
    }
  ],
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}

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