tri-tone

A form of tritone — An interval of three whole tones.

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Meanings

adjectivetri-tone (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of tritone.

    A tri-tone chime whistle, operated from the cab by a flexible cable passing down the right hand handrail, is mounted on the top of the smokebox immediately behind the chimney.

    1951 June, “British Railways Standard Class "5" 4-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 399

Origin

From tri- + tone.

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