English-Thai Dictionary

intonation

N การ ออกเสียง สูง ต่ำ  น้ำเสียง  kan-ook-siang-suang

 

intonation

N เสียง สูง ต่ำ (การ ร้องเพลง หรือ ดนตรี  pitch timbre siang-suang-tam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTONATION

n.In music, the action of sounding the notes of the scale with the voice, or any other given order of musical tones. 1. The manner of sounding or tuning the notes of a musical scale.
2. In speaking, the modulation of the voice in expression.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTONATION

In `to *na "tion, n. Etym: [See 1st Intonate. ]

 

Defn: A thundering; thunder. [Obs. ] Bailey.

 

INTONATION

In `to *na "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intonation. See Intone. ] (Mus. )(a ) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale. (b ) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her intonation was false. (c ) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intonation

in to na tion |ˌintəˈnāSHən, -tō -ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the rise and fall of the voice in speaking: she spoke English with a German intonation. • the action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice. 2 accuracy of pitch in playing or singing, or on a stringed instrument such as a guitar: poor woodwind intonation at the opening. 3 the opening phrase of a plainsong melody. DERIVATIVES in to na tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. ( sense 3 ): from medieval Latin intonatio (n- ), from intonare (see intone ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

intonation

in ¦ton |ation |ɪntəˈneɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the rise and fall of the voice in speaking: she spoke English with a German intonation. • the action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice. 2 accuracy of pitch in playing or singing, or on a stringed instrument such as a guitar: poor woodwind intonation at the opening. 3 the opening phrase of a plainsong melody. DERIVATIVES intonate verb, intonational adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in sense 3 ): from medieval Latin intonatio (n- ), from intonare (see intone ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intonation

intonation noun 1 she read with the wrong intonation: inflection, pitch, tone, timbre, cadence, lilt, rise and fall, modulation, speech pattern; accentuation, accent, emphasis, stress. 2 the intonation of hymns: chanting, intoning, incantation, recitation, singing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intonation

intonation noun 1 she read the sentence with the wrong intonation | his voice was low with a faint regional intonation: inflection, pitch, tone, timbre, cadence, cadency, lilt, rise and fall, modulation, speech pattern; accentuation, emphasis, stress; accent, brogue. 2 the intonation of hymns of praise: chanting, incantation, recitation, singing; rare cantillation.

 

Duden Dictionary

Intonation

In to na ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Intonati o n |die Intonation; Genitiv: der Intonation, Plural: die Intonationen zu intonieren 1 Musik (in der Gregorianik ) vom Priester, Vorsänger oder Kantor gesungene Anfangsworte eines liturgischen Gesangs, der dann vom Chor oder von der Gemeinde weitergeführt wird 2 Musik präludierende Einleitung in größeren Tonsätzen; kurzes Orgelvorspiel 3 Musik Art der Erzeugung, Formung, Gestaltung eines Tones, der Klangfarbe, des Treffens, Einhaltens o. Ä. eines Tones bei Sängern und Instrumentalisten eine weiche, unsaubere Intonation 4 Musik (im Instrumentenbau, besonders bei der Orgel ) der Ausgleich der Töne und ihrer Klangfarben 5 besonders Sprachwissenschaft Veränderung des Tones nach Höhe, Dauer, Stärke und anderen Merkmalen beim Sprechen; Satzmelodie

 

intonationssicher

in to na ti ons si cher Adjektiv Musik |intonati o nssicher |die Intonation 3 sicher beherrschend

 

French Dictionary

intonation

intonation n. f. nom féminin Ton de la voix. : Une intonation chantante. SYNONYME accent . Note Orthographique into n ation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intonation

in to na tion /ɪ̀ntənéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C 〘音声 〙イントネーション, (声の )抑揚, 音調 .2 U 〘楽 〙調音, 発声法 .3 U (単調な声で行う )吟唱 .～al /-əl /形容詞