"tonus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: \ˈto.nus\
Forms: tonī [plural, nominative], tone [singular, vocative], tonī [plural, vocative], tonum [singular, accusative], tonōs [plural, accusative], tonī [singular, genitive], tonōrum [plural, genitive], tonō [singular, dative], tonīs [plural, dative], tonō [singular, ablative], tonīs [plural, ablative], tonos
  1. Tension de la corde (arc, lyre).
    Sense id: fr-tonus-la-noun-yzm8E1Bd
  2. Son produit par la corde, ton musical.
    Sense id: fr-tonus-la-noun-Maau5YOG Categories (other): Lexique en latin de la musique Topics: music
  3. Accent tonique.
    Sense id: fr-tonus-la-noun-s~8sao-5
  4. Tonnerre.
    Sense id: fr-tonus-la-noun-Ue0rM1xW
  5. Ton clair-obscur, demi-teinte.
    Sense id: fr-tonus-la-noun-ZVOl1ebz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: homotonus, tono, tonoticus
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