ALL meanings of circular pitch
cir·cu·lar pitch
C c - noun circular pitch relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement. 1
- noun circular pitch the degree of inclination or slope; angle: the pitch of an arch; the pitch of a stair. 1
- noun circular pitch the highest point or greatest height: enjoying the pitch of success. 1
- noun circular pitch (in music, speech, etc.) the degree of height or depth of a tone or of sound, depending upon the relative rapidity of the vibrations by which it is produced. 1
- noun circular pitch Music. the particular tonal standard with which given tones may be compared in respect to their relative level. 1
- noun circular pitch Acoustics. the apparent predominant frequency sounded by an acoustical source. 1
- noun circular pitch act or manner of pitching. 1
- noun circular pitch a throw or toss. 1
- noun circular pitch Baseball. the serving of the ball to the batter by the pitcher, usually preceded by a windup or stretch. 1
- noun circular pitch a pitching movement or forward plunge, as of a ship. 1
- noun circular pitch upward or downward inclination or slope: a road descending at a steep pitch. 1
- noun circular pitch a sloping part or place: to build on the pitch of a hill. 1
- noun circular pitch a quantity of something pitched or placed somewhere. 1
- noun circular pitch Cricket. the central part of the field; the area between the wickets. 1
- noun circular pitch Informal. a high-pressure sales talk: The salesman made his pitch for the new line of dresses. a specific plan of action; angle: to tackle a problem again, using a new pitch. 1
- noun circular pitch the specific location in which a person or object is placed or stationed; allotted or assigned place. 1
- noun circular pitch Chiefly British. the established location, often a street corner, of a beggar, street peddler, newspaper vendor, etc. 1
- noun circular pitch Aeronautics. the nosing of an airplane or spacecraft up or down about a transverse axis. the distance that a given propeller would advance in one revolution. 1
- noun circular pitch the motion due to pitching. the extent of the rotation of the longitudinal axis involved in pitching. 1
- noun circular pitch Also called plunge. Geology. the inclination of a linear feature, as the axis of a fold or an oreshoot, from the horizontal. 1
- noun circular pitch Machinery. the distance between the corresponding surfaces of two adjacent gear teeth measured either along the pitch circle (circular pitch) or between perpendiculars to the root surfaces (normal pitch) the ratio of the number of teeth in a gear or splined shaft to the pitch circle diameter, expressed in inches. the distance between any two adjacent things in a series, as screw threads, rivets, etc. 1
- noun circular pitch (in carpet weaving) the weftwise number of warp ends, usually determined in relation to 27 inches (68.6 cm). 1
- noun circular pitch Cards. all fours (def 2). auction pitch. 1
- noun circular pitch Masonry. a true or even surface on a stone. 1
- noun circular pitch (of typewriter type) a unit of measurement indicating the number of characters to a horizontal inch: Pica is a 10-pitch type. 1
- verb with object circular pitch to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 1
- verb with object circular pitch to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 1
- verb with object circular pitch to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Baseball. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter. to fill the position of pitcher in (a game): He pitched a no-hitter. He pitched a good game. to choose or assign as a pitcher for a game: The manager pitched Greene the next night. 1
- verb with object circular pitch to set at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: He pitched his hopes too high. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Music. to set at a particular pitch, or determine the key or keynote of (a melody). 1
- verb with object circular pitch Cards. to lead (a card of a particular suit), thereby fixing that suit as trump. to determine (the trump) in this manner. 1
- verb with object circular pitch to pave or revet with small stones. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Masonry. to square (a stone), cutting the arrises true with a chisel. to cut with a chisel. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Informal. to attempt to sell or win approval for; promote; advertise: to pitch breakfast foods at a sales convention. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Informal. to approach or court (as a person, company, or the public) in hope of a sale, approval, or interest; make an appeal to. 1
- verb with object circular pitch to cause to pitch. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Obsolete. to set in order; to arrange, as a field of battle. 1
- verb with object circular pitch Obsolete. to fix firmly as in the ground; embed. 1
- verb without object circular pitch to plunge or fall forward or headlong. 1
- verb without object circular pitch to lurch. 1
- verb without object circular pitch to throw or toss. 1
- verb without object circular pitch Baseball. to deliver or serve the ball to the batter. to fill the position of pitcher: He pitched for the Mets last year. 1
- verb without object circular pitch to slope downward; dip. 1
- verb without object circular pitch to plunge with alternate fall and rise of bow and stern, as a ship (opposed to roll). 1
- verb without object circular pitch (of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillations of the longitudinal axis in a vertical plane about the center of gravity. 1
- verb without object circular pitch to fix a tent or temporary habitation; encamp: They pitched by a mountain stream. 1
- verb without object circular pitch Golf. to play a pitch shot. 1
- verb without object circular pitch Informal. to attempt to sell or win approval for something or someone by advertising, promotion, etc.: politicians pitching on TV. 1
- verb without object circular pitch Rare. to become established; settle down. 1