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Meaning of "bitonal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BITONAL

bitonal  [ˌbaɪˈtəʊnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BITONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bitonal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BITONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polytonality

Polytonality (also polyharmony (Cole & Schwartz)) is the musical use of more than one key simultaneously. Bitonality is the use of only two different keys at the same time. Polyvalence is the use of more than one harmonic function, from the same key, at the same time (Leeuw 2006, 87). Example of C and F sharp major chords together in Stravinsky's Petrushka (see: Petrushka chord). Play (help·info) Some examples of bitonality superimpose fully harmonized sections of music in different keys.

Definition of bitonal in the English dictionary

The definition of bitonal in the dictionary is consisting of black and white tones. Other definition of bitonal is consisting of two musical keys played simultaneously.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BITONAL


atonal
eɪˈtəʊnəl
azonal
eɪˈzəʊnəl
baritonal
ˌbærɪˈtəʊnəl
bizonal
ˌbaɪˈzəʊnəl
clonal
ˈkləʊnəl
ecotonal
iːkəˈtəʊnəl
hormonal
hɔːˈməʊnəl
interzonal
ˌɪntəˈzəʊnəl
microtonal
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈtəʊnəl
monoclonal
ˌmɒnəʊˈkləʊnəl
neurohormonal
ˌnjʊərəʊˌhɔːˈməʊnəl
neuronal
njʊəˈrəʊnəl
nonhormonal
ˌnɒnhɔːˈməʊnəl
nontonal
ˌnɒnˈtəʊnəl
patronal
pəˈtrəʊnəl
polyclonal
ˌpɒlɪˈkləʊnəl
polytonal
ˌpɒlɪˈtəʊnəl
semitonal
ˈsemɪˌtəʊnəl
tonal
ˈtəʊnəl
zonal
ˈzəʊnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BITONAL

biting point
bitingly
bitless
bitmap
bitmap font
bitmapped
bitmapping
bito
Bitola
Bitolj
bitonality
bitou bush
bitser
bitstock
bitstream
bitsy
bitt
bitten
bitter
bitter aloes

WORDS THAT END LIKE BITONAL

additional
cantonal
constitutional
conventional
educational
emotional
exceptional
functional
institutional
international
national
operational
optional
personal
professional
promotional
regional
seasonal
the National
traditional

Synonyms and antonyms of bitonal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bitonal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BITONAL

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The translations of bitonal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bitonal» in English.

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黑白
1,325 millions of speakers

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bitonal
570 millions of speakers

English

bitonal
510 millions of speakers

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bitonal
380 millions of speakers
ar

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bitonal
280 millions of speakers

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монохромных
278 millions of speakers

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bitonal
270 millions of speakers

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bitonal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

noir et blanc
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Bitonal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwarzweiß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モノクロ
130 millions of speakers

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흑백
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bitonal
85 millions of speakers
vi

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bitonal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரு சாயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीटोनल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bitonal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bitonale
65 millions of speakers

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bitonal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

монохромних
40 millions of speakers

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bitonal
30 millions of speakers
el

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bitonal
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af

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bitonal
14 millions of speakers
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gråskaliga
10 millions of speakers
no

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bitonal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bitonal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BITONAL»

The term «bitonal» is normally little used and occupies the 131.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BITONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bitonal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITONAL»

Discover the use of bitonal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bitonal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reading and Learning: Adaptive Content Recognition
Bitonal Images 1, 2 and 3 were created from the same grey image with different thresholder parameters. We will later find details about these parameters and about their effects. First we want to investigate the different results. Bitonal-Image 1: ...
Andreas Dengel, Markus Junker, Anette Weisbecker, 2004
2
Modern Concepts in Jazz Improvisation
Chapter V BITONAL PLAYING In a very real sense a large portion of all of what passes for contemporary jazz has as its basis bitonality. Sometimes simply the choice of a certain scale will imply bitonality; for example, a diminished scale such ...
Baker, David
3
Near-lossless Bitonal Image Compression System
The algorithm used here is called Block Arithmetic Coder for Image Compression (BACIC); the hardware implementation is done using VHDL targeting a Xilinx FPGA chosen for its flexibility.
Jeremy Pyle, 2003
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Arranging and Composing
The bitonal chords are most frequently used on the dominant seventh chord. Observe the following rules when the bitonal is comprised of a major triad and a dominant seventh chord. 1. Two different chords. (example 1) 2. Five or six voices .
Baker, David
5
Papers in Laboratory Phonology V: Acquisition and the Lexicon
Complications arise with the bitonal pitch accents. Pierrehumbert argues that in English there are four bitonal accents, which she writes as H*+L, H+L*, L*+H, and L+H*.1 This means that an accent consisting of a sequence of two tones can be ...
Michael B. Broe, Janet B. Pierrehumbert, 2000
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On the Question of Accent Domains in English
phonological rule that lowers and compresses pitch range after a bitonal pitch accent — in English. While the effect of downstep is most visible on high tones, the phenomenon is said to affect the entire pitch range for all material within the ...
Molly Susan Shilman, 2008
7
Jazz and the Classical Guitar
While not every possibility is addressed in the chords from example 134, I have covered possible voicings of bitonal chord symbols for each of the seven basic types of 7" chords that you are likely to encounter in jazz compositions. Some are  ...
Ken Hatfield, 2005
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Effective Document and Data Management: Unlocking Corporate ...
DOcUMeNt compression raSter (MB) 200dpi 300dpi 400dpi A0 Drawing bitonal uncompressed 7.74 17.43 31.00 A0 Drawing bitonal (25:1) 0.31 0.70 1.24 A4 bitonal uncompressed 0.48 1.09 1.93 A4 bitonal (10:1) 0.05 0.11 0.19 A4 256 grey ...
Mr Robert Wiggins, 2012
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A History of Twentieth-Century Music in a ...
A1), which, while providing color, also suggests a brief bitonal intrusion. The melodic-note B, which is part of the dominant harmony, forms a dissonance against the tonic triad held simultaneously. The remainder of the tune then simply  ...
Elliott Antokoletz, 2014
10
Intonation Patterns in Tyrolean German: An ...
... 149n, 151n; anchor of, 17, 13, 15; bitonal, 53-55, 60, 63-64, 79, 82, 123, 124, 127; bitonal H*+H, 122; bitonal L*+H nuclear, 69, 70; bitonal L+H* nuclear, 74; bitonal nuclear, 83, 86, 89; bitonal prenuclear, 83; default for Bern Swiss German,  ...
Geoffrey Barker, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bitonal is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Dissonant Note
In a bitonal musical structure, different melodies climb on top of each other, and there's no true harmony to act as home base. It must have been ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
2
The Ojai Music Festival.
Just before the end, darksome bitonal chords began crashing on the harp and piano, like the bell of a phantom cathedral. Suddenly, the wall at ... «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
3
Continuum Ensemble, Headlam, Kings Place
Here again, the music is deliberately unsubtle, a clarinet-heavy ensemble delivering angular, bitonal harmonies. But the instrumental parts also ... «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
4
The Classical Music Network
In an interview Harris described his music as “bitonal”. Basically it is tonal and gives lots of scope for both lyrical and dramatic utterance. The final impression is ... «ConcertoNet, Jun 15»
5
Aucoin's Crossing Premieres
These dense, busy flourishes (think the opening of Smetana's Die Moldau, but bitonal) don't always allow the text to be heard clearly, but the ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, May 15»
6
M'dea Undone explores a heart of darkness
“It's doggedly bitonal.” The divided focus is less about representing cultural difference, he says, than psychological conflict, as Medea tries to ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
7
MTT sidelined for New World's uneven night of new music
... Hornsby rock in “Life in the Psychotropics” (about depression drugs) and “When No One's Mad,” which he described as a bitonal pop song. «South Florida Classical Review, Jan 15»
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Pixel Film Studios Announced Today the Release of the ProVCR …
FCPX LUT: Action · FCPX LUT: Bitonal · FCPX LUT: Black and White · FCPX LUT: Cinematic · FCPX LUT: Cinematic Volume 2 · FCPX LUT: ... «PR Web, Jan 15»
9
Accusoft Enhances SDK For Automating Scanned Image Cleanup
For version 8, Accusoft has enhanced ScanFix's binarization function for conversion of grayscale and color images to bitonal images, for better ... «ECM Connection, Jan 15»
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TransGlitch Transition Pack for FCPX from Pixel Film Studios
FCPX LUT: Action · FCPX LUT: Bitonal · FCPX LUT: Black and White · FCPX LUT: Cinematic · FCPX LUT: Cinematic Volume 2 · FCPX LUT: ... «PR Web, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bitonal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bitonal>. May 2024 ».
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