"intonation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Rise and fall of the voice pitch (synset 107098358)
is a type of: inflection, prosody - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
subtypes:
- intonation pattern - intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
- drone, droning, monotone - an unchanging intonation
- singsong - a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
same as: modulation, pitch contour
Singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong (synset 101257565)
is a type of: singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
The act of singing in a monotonous tone (synset 101257272)
is a type of: singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music

subtypes: cantillation - liturgical chanting

same as: chanting
The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument);
Especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (synset 100545879)
is a type of: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)

subtypes: fixed intonation - the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer