relative pitch

noun

The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

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Meanings

nounrelative pitch (countable and uncountable, plural relative pitches)

plural relative pitches

  1. uncountableentertainmentThe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.
  2. countableuncountableentertainmentThe interval between two notes.

Translations

Czech relativní sluch
  • relativní sluchthe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
Dutch relatief gehoor
  • relatief gehoorthe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
Finnish suhteellinen sävelkorva, relatiivinen sävelkorva
  • suhteellinen sävelkorvathe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
  • relatiivinen sävelkorvathe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
Polish słuch relatywny
  • słuch relatywnythe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
Russian относи́тельный слух, интерва́льный слух
  • относи́тельный слух (otnosítelʹnyj slux)the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
  • интерва́льный слух (interválʹnyj slux)the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
Spanish oído relativo
  • oído relativothe ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes
Cite this entry
APA

relative pitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20pitch

MLA

“relative pitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20pitch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relative pitch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relative%20pitch.

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