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twelve-tone

/twelv-tohn/US // ˈtwɛlvˈtoʊn //

十二音,十二音符,十二音阶,十二音律

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Music.

    • : based on or incorporating the twelve-tone technique: twelve-tone music.
    • : using or advocating the twelve-tone technique: a twelve-tone composer.

Examples

  • Grindr currently has twelve ‘tribes,’ and for some people this just is not enough.

  • Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.

  • When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.

  • Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.

  • Twelve-year-old dance prodigy Maddie Ziegler has suffered the wrath of Dance Moms tyrant Abby Lee Miller.

  • That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.

  • Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.

  • And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.

  • What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.

  • It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.