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CONCERT PITCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does concert pitch mean?
• CONCERT PITCH (noun)
The noun CONCERT PITCH has 1 sense:
1. the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C
Familiarity information: CONCERT PITCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
concert pitch; international pitch; philharmonic pitch
Hypernyms ("concert pitch" is a kind of...):
pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
Context examples
He was keyed up to concert pitch, and there was never a moment in the long day when he was not fighting for moments.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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