tone

1, A sound of musical quality and regular vibration as opposed to noise. 2. A sound, (a) of definite pitch, (b) of a definite quality. 3. A full interval of two semitones. 4. A mode. 5. Of aliquot, combinational, differential, partial, resultant, summational, etc., tones or difference tones, overtones, etc. Vide those words, also acoustics. Of fifth-tones, quint-tones, third tones. Vide QUINT- ‘TONES. bridge-tone. Vide TONIC sot-FA.