perfect pitch

English

Noun

perfect pitch (countable and uncountable, plural perfect pitches)

(music) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to sing a specific note from memory, without the benefit of a reference pitch.
(less common) The exact pitch of a note described by its frequency in vibrations per second.

Synonyms

absolute pitch

Antonyms

relative pitch

Translations

ability

Dutch: absoluut gehoor n, volmaakt gehoor n
Finnish: absoluuttinen sävelkorva
French: oreille absolue (fr) f

German: absolutes Gehör (de) n, Tonhöhengedächtnis n
Spanish: oído absoluto m

exact pitch — see absolute pitch

See also

pitch-perfect

Anagrams

pitch perfect, pitch-perfect

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