Pitch

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[edit] In sound

• Pitch (music), the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency
  • Range (music), the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch a musical instrument can play
  • Vocal range, the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch a human voice can produce
  • In musical tuning, pitch systems and pitch standards:
    • Absolute pitch and relative pitch
    • Definite pitch and indefinite pitch
• Pitch accent, a variation in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word
  • Tone (linguistics), the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
  • Paralanguage, the use of pitch (as well as volume and intonation) in speech to carry emotional meaning
• Pitch (psychophysics), the perceptual correlate of the frequency of a sound wave

[edit] In sports and recreation

• Pitch (baseball), the delivery of a baseball to a batter
• Pitch (sports), a playing field for various sports:
  • Cricket pitch
  • Football pitch
• Pitch (vertical space), used in climbing and caving
• Pitch (card game), a bidding, point-taking card game
• An open outdoor area for various activities:
  • Camping pitch
  • Concert pitch
  • Busker's pitch
• To raise a tent
• To deliver a golf ball with backspin
• To deliver a shoe in a game of horseshoes

[edit] Units of measurement

A measure of angle or incline:

• Pitch, in flight dynamics, the nose up or down angle of an aircraft or boat
• Blade pitch, the angle of a propeller
• Roof pitch, the ratio of vertical over horizontal measurements in carpentry

A measure of distance between like items:

• Dot pitch, the distance between dots in a computer display
• Also, the distance between:
  • threads on a screw
  • complete turns of a helix or coil spring
  • links of roller chain and bicycle chain
  • teeth on a gear
  • film perforations
  • scanlines in video processing
  • leads from an integrated circuit
  • airline seats

[edit] Other uses

• Pitch (resin), a viscous liquid, derived from plants or petroleum products, often used for waterproofing and sealing
• Pitch (filmmaking), a sales pitch in the movie industry
• Pitch (film), a movie by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice
• Pitch Pine, a tree species rich in resin
• Sales Pitch, a short story by Philip K. Dick
• Elevator pitch, a very short sales pitch
• Pitchware, a synonym for adware
• Seat pitch, the arrangement of seats on an aircraft

[edit] See also

• Pitcher
• Pitchfork
• Pitch Black

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