relative pitch

English

Noun

relative pitch (plural relative pitches)

1. (music, uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

   Coordinate term: absolute pitch

2. (music, countable or uncountable) The interval between two notes.

Translations

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

• Czech: relativní sluch m
• Dutch: relatief gehoor n
• Finnish: suhteellinen sävelkorva, relatiivinen sävelkorva
• French: oreille relative f
• German: relatives Gehör n
• Polish: słuch relatywny m
• Russian: относи́тельный слух m (otnosítelʹnyj slux), интерва́льный слух m (interválʹnyj slux)
• Spanish: oído relativo m

Further reading

• “relative pitch”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.