bitonal

English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ tonal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /baɪˈtəʊnəl/
• Rhymes: -əʊnəl

Adjective

bitonal (not comparable)

1. (music, of a musical instrument) That has two tonic centres simultaneously
2. (music) Of or pertaining to bitonality
3. Of two tones, or shades of colour.
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     So there we were, this black bro' frisks me down with his bitonal paw and relieves me of my wallet.

Derived terms

• bitonalism
• bitonally

 

Anagrams

• Blatino, blatino

French

Etymology

From bi- +‎ tonal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bitonal (feminine bitonale, masculine plural bitonaux, feminine plural bitonales)

1. (music) bitonal

Spanish

Etymology

From bi- +‎ tonal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bitoˈnal/ [bi.t̪oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: bi‧to‧nal

Adjective

bitonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural bitonales)

1. (music) bitonal

Derived terms

• bitonalidad

 

Further reading

• “bitonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28