полуто́н — meaning in English

English meaning

• undertone noun A sound that is quiet or low in pitch.

Senses

полуто́н is used for these senses in English:

• semitone (music) A musical interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used
• undertone A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.

undertone — full definition

1. noun A sound that is quiet or low in pitch.
2. noun A hidden feeling or meaning that comes through faintly alongside the main message of something like a book, film or speech.
3. noun A faint colour that shows through beneath another colour.
4. noun A weakened state of the body's strength or senses.

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