international pitch

American  

noun

Music.

1. diapason normal pitch.

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international pitch British  

noun

1. music the frequency of 435 hertz assigned to the A above middle C, widely used until 1939 See pitch 1

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Etymology

Origin of international pitch

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The fourth international prison congress, St. Petersburg, Russia.

From United States Government Publications, v. 8 Jan-Jun 1892 A Monthly Catalog by Compiled

In 1872 he was a delegate to the international prison congress which met in London.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various