'high-pitched' definitions:
Definition of 'high-pitched'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn: high, high-pitched] [ant: low, low-pitched]
adjective
Set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof"
Definition of 'high-pitched'
From: GCIDE
- high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
- 1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto; falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp; screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing; soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
- Syn: high. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched roof.
- Syn: steeply pitched, steep. [WordNet 1.5] high-power