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单词 absolute pitch
释义

absolute pitch

noun

1
: the position of a tone in a standard scale independently determined by its rate of vibration
2
: the ability to recognize or sing a given isolated note

called also perfect pitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Joybubbles also had absolute pitch, and could whistle these tones into the phone to fool the computer into thinking the money had been paid for the call. Wired, 21 Nov. 2019 This had its limitations, and a few keen-eared researchers felt there was an advantage to Robert Hooke’s auditory approach – especially Olavi Sotavalta, an entomologist from Finland who had the rare gift of absolute pitch. Daniel A. Gross, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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