Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.

    absolutes Gehör, Tonhöhengedächtnis

    абсолю́тный слухabsoljútnyj slux

    the ability to identify the pitch of a tone

  2. (figuratively, uncountable)By extension, a reliable innate sense of exactly what is true, appropriate, or needed in a given particular situation.

  3. (countable, uncommon, uncountable)The exact pitch of a note, described by its frequency in vibrations per second.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. I have perfect pitch.

    У мене абсолютний слух. — deniko

    ruУ меня абсолютный слух. — fjay69

    deIch habe das absolute Gehör. — raggione

  2. Not many people have perfect pitch.

  3. I wonder if it's possible to teach myself perfect pitch.

    deIch frage mich, ob ich mir wohl selbst das absolute Gehör beibringen kann. — raggione

  4. Tom has perfect pitch.

    deTom hat das absolute Gehör. — raggione

  5. They say that a person who has perfect pitch can tell just by listening what pitch a note is.

    deMan sagt, dass Menschen mit absolutem Gehör durch das reine Zuhören ermitteln können, welche Tonhöhe eine Note hat. — raggione

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
ability to identify or re-create a note:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ability to identify or re-create a note:

Forms

plural: perfect pitches
Singularperfect pitch
Pluralperfect pitches

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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