a steady sound without overtones
“they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies”
change the color or tone of
“tone a negative”
change to a color image
“tone a photographic image”
a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
“the Beijing dialect uses four tones”
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
“the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw”
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
“a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting”