tone control

Save This Word!

noun

a manual control used to adjust the relative responses of an amplifier to high, low, and intermediate audio frequencies.

QUIZ

ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Question 1 of 8

Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?

navy

beryl

azure

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing

Words nearby tone control

tone, tone arm, tone cluster, tone color, tone colour, tone control, tone-deaf, tone dialing, tone down, Tonegawa, tone language

How to use tone control in a sentence

In spite of lacking any dimension greater than 8 inches, the amplifier also features knobs for tone control and delay effects control, as well as a dedicated button for switching between clean and overdriven tones.
The best practice amps to hone your skills|Jay Cabrera|September 16, 2021|Popular-Science
Purists beware, the digital filters can’t be bypassed, but there isn’t limiting in the signal chain and the Flat settings aren’t overly sculpted—plus the tone control flexibility is nice because no rooms, or ears, are the same.
Pioneer DJ VM-50 review: Can a legendary DJ brand’s studio monitors move the crowd?|Tony Ware|July 9, 2021|Popular-Science
Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

From there we took the train to Nice, France, but the French border control caught us and sent us back to Italy.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He seemed by all appearances perfectly happy to let the Republicans control the state senate.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick

British Dictionary definitions for tone control

tone control

noun

a device in a radio, etc, by which the relative intensities of high and low frequencies may be varied

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012