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Meaning of "pitch pipe" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PITCH PIPE

pitch pipe play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITCH PIPE

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Pitch pipe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PITCH PIPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pitch pipe

Pitch pipe

A pitch pipe is a small device used to provide a pitch reference for musicians without absolute pitch. Although it may be described as a musical instrument, it is not typically used to play music as such. Technically it is a harmonica however lacks many of the same characteristics.

Definition of pitch pipe in the English dictionary

The definition of pitch pipe in the dictionary is a small pipe, esp one having a reed like a harmonica, that sounds a note or notes of standard frequency. It is used for establishing the correct starting note for unaccompanied singing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITCH PIPE

pitch a tale
pitch accent
pitch and putt
pitch blackness
pitch circle
pitch cylinder
pitch darkness
pitch in
pitch inspection
pitch into
pitch invasion
Pitch Lake
pitch on
pitch pine
pitch shot
pitch-and-toss
pitch-black
pitch-cone angle
pitch-dark
pitchbend

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITCH PIPE

balance pipe
clay pipe
corncob pipe
drill pipe
flue pipe
gas pipe
Indian pipe
inlet pipe
jet pipe
lead pipe
organ pipe
outlet pipe
overflow pipe
peace pipe
pipe
rainwater pipe
reed pipe
sewage pipe
soil pipe
waste pipe
water pipe

Synonyms and antonyms of pitch pipe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pitch pipe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITCH PIPE

Find out the translation of pitch pipe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pitch pipe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pitch pipe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

律管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diapasón
570 millions of speakers

English

pitch pipe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिच पाइप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنابيب الملعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шаг труб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diapasão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিচ পাইপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diapason
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paip pitch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stimmpfeife
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピッチパイプ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피치 파이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitch pipe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống sân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருதி குழாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिच पाईप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zift borusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pitch pipe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stroik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крок труб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pitch pipe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σωλήνα γήπεδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steek pyp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stämpipa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pitch pipe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pitch pipe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITCH PIPE»

The term «pitch pipe» is normally little used and occupies the 109.531 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITCH PIPE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITCH PIPE»

Discover the use of pitch pipe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pitch pipe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Heaven and Earth in Early Han Thought: Chapters Three, Four, ...
Its sound is like (the pitch pipe) Yellow Bell. 3 After fifteen days, (the handle of the Dipper at midnight) points to gui. This is the Lesser Cold node. Its sound is like ( the pitch pipe) Responsive Bell. 4 After fifteen more days, (the handle of the ...
John S. Major, 1993
2
The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of ...
Its sound is like [the pitch pipe] Responsive Bell. After fifteen more days, [the handle of the Dipper at midnight] points to chou. This is the Greater Cold node. Its sound is like [the pitch pipe] Tireless. After fifteen more days, [the handle ofthe ...
An Liu, 2013
3
Guitar For Dummies
to bring your guitar into the world of other people or instruments, you need to know how to tune to a fixed source, such as a piano, pitch pipe, tuning fork, or electronic tuner. Using such a source ensures that everyone is playing by the same ...
Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, 2012
4
Violin For Dummies, 2nd Edition
If you're lucky, your violin outfit may be equipped with a pitch pipe (like the one in Figure 2-8). All sorts of pitch pipes are available at specialist music stores — some are geared to suit guitars or choirs, and others are especially for violins.
Katharine Rapoport, 2012
5
A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China
"Determination of tone," from this perspective, "also depended on the Yellow Bell [pitch pipe] and not on the six yin pitches." Candidates were asked to reconcile these conflicting positions.34 Second, the examiners required students to ...
Benjamin A Elman, 2000
6
Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch
I Figure 42 - Pitch like 11' does with the strings. or Tuning fork Depending on which note your tuning fork (or pitch pipe) is, you tune the string or strings that match that note first. Tuning forks come in all pitches, but most music stores only carry a ...
Dan Levenson, 2011
7
Early Chinese Work in Natural Science: A Re-examination of ...
This gives an explicit relation between the dimensions of the Da-lii pitch-pipe and the dimensions of the Huang-zhong pitch-pipe: l2 = y1h+0.58(y1d\-d1) (7) Following the same procedure, a general relation between the dimensions of the  ...
Joseph C.Y. Chen, 1996
8
The Imperial Guide to Feng-Shui & Chinese Astrology - The ...
Stem-Jia/branch-Zi is the Exchange Note [shang–metal] of the Yellow Bell90 [ branch-Zi] pitch pipe. 'The pair stem-Jia/branch-Zi takes as its wife the adjacent pair stem-Yi/branch-Chou.' Stem-Yi/branch-Chou is the Exchange Note ...
Thomas F. Aylward, Thomas F. Aylward Author, 2011
9
po hu t'ung
Why is it that in the Yiieh ling the musical pitch-pipe for the eleventh month is called huang-chung? Huang 'yellow' is the colour of equilibrium and harmony; chung means tung 'to move' 67; it means that the yang-fluid moves under the Yellow ...
Gu Ban, 1949
10
Music Therapy in Special Education
An outfit of reed horns comprises four “Acme” horns complete with pitch-pipe holders, and a set of sixteen “Kratt” pitch-pipes sounding every tone chromatically from E' to G”. To prepare a horn for use: Unscrew the mouthpiece and then the cap ...
Paul Nordoff, Clive Robbins, 1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITCH PIPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pitch pipe is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Performing arts briefs: July 24
Bring your pitch pipe and prepare to sing along to all your favorite music from the 20th century, as these ladies take you through the decades ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
2
Things To Do 7/23
Bring your pitch pipe and prepare to sing along to all your favorite music from the 20th century, as these ladies take you through the decades ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
3
Community calendar (July 21)
Bring your pitch pipe and prepare to sing along to all your favorite music from the 20th century, as these ladies take you through the decades ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
4
Spiritual worship needs variety
The abbot quietly sounds the opening note of a hymn or chant on a pitch pipe no bigger than an Oreo, and the 25 (or so) monks sing the ... «Kearney Hub, Jul 15»
5
'Watchman' spoiler: Apparently I have family in Maycomb
The only instrument allowed was a pitch pipe. Perhaps it is because I could picture my own family in its story that made "Go Set a Watchman" a ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
6
Nickel City Opera's “Marriage of Figaro” is the best yet.
... being all wooden, is almost impossible to keep in tune, the electronic harpsichord serve as a constant and consistent “pitch pipe” to the rest of ... «Buffalo Rising, Jun 15»
7
28 things we've learned from Glastonbury
As she cursed about losing her pitch pipe at the key moment, she forgot that she was micced up and we were all treated to a rather charming ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
Glastonbury festival 2015: Thursday as it happened
As she cursed about losing her pitch pipe at the key moment, she forgot that she was micced up and we were all treated to a rather charming ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Gareth Malone: 'I've arranged music on planes, boats and trains'
If you need to give people a note, you can get it off your iPhone, you don't need a pitch pipe any more. The only thing you can't really replace is ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Choral Conductor Takes Music and Message of Harmony on the Road
A tuxedo, for example, and conductor's baton are often required, and a pitch pipe and tempo watch, a type of metronome, for when he's running ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»

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