bitonal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /baɪˈtəʊnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English tonal English bitonal From bi- + tonal.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a musical instrument) That has two tonic centres simultaneously
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to bitonality
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(not-comparable) Of two tones, or shades of colour.
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:bitonal image
Near-synonyms: binary, 1-bit