Strong Tone Wash

Tone (linguistics)

In linguistics, tone is a language's use of pitch contour, pitch register, or both to distinguish words' meanings or to serve a grammatical purpose. A particular tone is a musical pitch and its movement: whether held steady, or sliding upwards or downwards, or any complex combination of these. Simply worded, in certain languages, the tone of a given word or syllable is used to differentiate or inflect words. Some scholars also classify phonation, or changes in vocal cord vibrations, under the umbrella of tone.

Tint, shade and tone

In color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. A tone is produced either by mixing a color with gray, or by both tinting and shading. Mixing a color with any neutral color reduces the chroma, or colorfulness, while the perceived hue can be affected slightly.

strong

Adjective

1. Capable of producing great physical force.
2. Capable of withstanding great physical force.

Noun

1. Strong people, collectively.

tone

Noun

1. A specific pitch.
2. (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.

Verb

1. to give a particular tone to
2. to change the colour of

wash

Verb

1. To clean with water.
2. To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.

Noun

1. The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
2. A liquid used for washing.