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tone
A pitch of the voice, musical note [that which is stretched, a stretching, a straining].
This entry is located in the following unit: tono-, ton-, -tonia, -tonic, -tonous, -tony (page 2)
tone
1. The natural firmness of muscles, or of the body generally, when not being flexed.
2. To make muscles firmer and stronger.
3. The normal degree of vigour and tension, in muscle, the resistance to passive elongation or stretch, tonus.
This entry is located in the following unit: tono-, -tonia, -tone, -tony, -tonic, -tonical (tension) + (page 2)
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tone (TOHN) (noun)
Quality of a sound: "I had to adjust the tone on my CD (compact disk) player."
tone (TOHN) (noun)
Quality of a color: "Do you see that beautiful tone of green in the picture?"
tone (TOHN) (noun)
Quality of body organs: "The doctor said she had good muscle tone because she went swimming every day and worked out at the fitness studio."

The doctor said that judging from the tone of my skin and the tone of my muscles, I was in great shape and should be able to create a perfect tone when I was singing.

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(Greek > Latin: sound, tone; that which is stretched, a stretching, a straining, a pitch of the voice, a musical note)