Pitch Pipe Definition

noun
A small pipe or set of pipes that produces a tone or tones for establishing the pitch for tuning an instrument or for singing.
Webster's New World

A device much like a harmonica, used to supply a sought pitch.

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Other Word Forms of Pitch Pipe

Noun

Singular:
pitch pipe
Plural:
pitch pipes

Pitch Pipe Sentence Examples

  • The change in pitch through motion of the source may be illustrated by putting a pitch-pipe in one end of a few feet of rubber tubing and blowing through the other end while the tubing is whirled round the head.

  • An observer in the plane of the motion can easily hear a change in the pitch as the pitch-pipe moves to and from him.

  • A pitch pipe gives the tone for all six strings.

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