bitonal

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UK/baɪˈtəʊnəl/

adjective

That has two tonic centres simultaneously

“bitonal image”

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binary1-bit
OriginEnglish tonal ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi- →
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Meanings

adjectivebitonal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentThat has two tonic centres simultaneously
  2. not comparableentertainmentOf or pertaining to bitonality
  3. not comparableOf two tones, or shades of colour.

    bitonal image

    2 more examples

    Near-synonyms: binary, 1-bit

    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

    Synonyms: binary, 1-bit

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf two tones, or shades of colour.

Similar
binary1-bit

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishtonal
  7. Englishbitonal

From bi- + tonal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bitonal

monoclonalneuronaltonalzonalclonalatonalconalazonalbizonalchronozonalmultizonaltritonal
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Anagrams

blatinoTalibon
Cite this entry
APA

bitonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitonal

MLA

“bitonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitonal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitonal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitonal.

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