bitonal

adj — 3 senses

bitonal

adj

UK /baɪˈtəʊnəl/

Etymology From bi- + tonal.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Of a musical instrument That has two tonic centres simultaneously

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Of or pertaining to bitonality

3

Of two tones, or shades of colour.

  • Near-synonyms: binary, 1-bit
  • bitonal image
1 more example
  • So there we were, this black bro' frisks me down with his bitonal paw and relieves me of my wallet.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:
Derived terms
bitonalism, bitonally

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