adj. Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.
adj. Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).
n. An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to muscular tonicity.
In music, of or pertaining to tones.
Pertaining to tonality: as, a tonal fugue.
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adj. employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
adj. having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
Word Usage
"I would probably "ground" the audience in tonal conventional music sounds during the real-world part of Zann and move them into atonal "out-there" sounds when that window opens (if I am recalling the story correctly)."