tonal

• صفة تتعلق بالنغمة أو درجة الصوت في الموسيقى واللغة، أو بدرجة اللون وانسجامه في الفنون البصرية، أو بخصائص النبر والتنغيم في الخطاب.

Relating to the quality or character of sound, music, or color; often used in artistic or technical contexts.

1. Pitch-based meaning distinctionC1formalscientific

   Using differences in pitch to tell apart words that would otherwise sound the same.

   نغمي

   • Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language where the word 'ma' can mean mother or horse depending on the tone.
   • In many tonal languages, a single syllable can have multiple meanings based on its pitch contour.
   • Linguists study tonal systems to understand how pitch affects word recognition.

2. Having tonality in musicB2formalart

   Relating to music that is organized around a central note or key, with chords and melodies that relate to that tonic.

   مقامي

   • The piece is written in a tonal style, with a clear key center throughout.
   • Tonal music often resolves back to the tonic chord, giving a sense of completion.
   • Many classical composers, like Mozart and Beethoven, worked within a tonal framework.

   الأضدادatonal