(Chinese phonetics) Synonym of entering tone / (phonology, phonetics) In Burmese, a tone characterized by the syllable ending in the glottal stop /ʔ/.

(Chinese phonetics) A short, sharp tone found with syllables that end in plosives (usually /-p -t -k -ʔ/).

(Britain) Alternative spelling of tone dialing

The quality, manner or way an individual speaks.

plural of tone mark

(linguistics) A symbol used to indicate tones in tonal languages.

(physiology) The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, which helps maintain posture.

plural of tone poem

(music) scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree

(phonology) The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively.