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Pitch may refer to:

In music:

Pitch (music), the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency
- Range (music), the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch a musical instrument can play
- Vocal range, the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch a human voice can produce
- Musical tuning explains pitch systems and pitch standards
  - Absolute pitch and relative pitch
  - Definite pitch and indefinite pitch

In speech, language, hearing, and signal processing:

Pitch accent, a variation in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word
- Tone (linguistics), the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning
- Paralanguage, the use of pitch (as well as volume and intonation) in speech to carry emotional meaning
Pitch (psychophysics), the perceptual correlate of the frequency of a sound wave
Pitch shifter (audio processor), an electronic device for modifying the pitch of sounds
Pitch detection algorithm, an algorithm to estimate the fundamental frequency of speech or musical instrument

In nature:

Pitch (resin), a viscous liquid, derived from plants or petroleum products, often used for waterproofing and sealing
Pitch Pine, a tree species rich in resin

In recreation:

Pitch (baseball), the delivery of a baseball to a batter
Pitch (sports), a playing field for various sports (especially in British and Australian English):
- Cricket pitch
- Football pitch
Pitch (vertical space); used in climbing and caving
Pitch (card game), a bidding, point-taking card game
An open outdoor area for various activities:
- Camping pitch
- Concert pitch
- Busker's pitch
The place where a busker performs is called their pitch
The raising of a tent
The delivery of a golf ball with backspin
The delivery of a shoe in a game of horseshoes

In sales:

Pitch (filmmaking), a sales pitch in the movie industry
Elevator pitch, a very short sales pitch
Pitchware, a synonym for adware

A measure of angle or incline:

Pitch (flight), an aircraft's attitude as nose up or down
Pitch (boat movement), similar movements to aircraft - Pitch, Roll and Yaw
Blade pitch, the angle of a propeller
Roof pitch, the ratio of vertical over horizontal measurements in carpentry

A measure of distance between like items:

Dot pitch, the distance between dots in a computer display
Thread pitch, the distance between threads on a screw
Links of roller chain and bicycle chain
Seat pitch, the distance between a point on one airline seat and the same point on the next
Also, the distance between:
- complete turns of a helix
- teeth on a gear
- film perforations
- scanlines in video processing
- leads from an integrated circuit

In arts and literature:

Pitch (film), a movie by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice
Sales Pitch, a short story by Philip K. 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The Pitch Pine ( Pinus rigida) is a small-to-medium sized (6-30 m Tree, often contorted due to fire or weather In Baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play This article is for the playing field of many sports For baseball see Pitch (baseball. A Cricket pitch is the central strip of the Cricket field between the Wickets The pitch is 1 chain or 22 yards (20 For other uses see Pitch Climbing In Rock climbing and Ice climbing, a pitch is a steep section of a route Pitch is a Card game played with a standard 52-card pack of Playing cards. Definition Camping describes a range of activities Survivalist campers set off with little more than their boots whereas Recreational vehicle travelers arrive equipped A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. 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Dot pitch (sometimes called line pitch, phosphor pitch or pixel pitch) is a specification for a Computer display, Computer printer A screw is a shaft with a helical groove or thread formed on its surface and provision at one end to turn the screw Roller chain or bush roller chain is the type of chain most commonly used for transmission of mechanical power on Bicycles Motorcycles A bicycle chain is a Roller chain that transfers power from the pedals to the drive- wheel of a Bicycle thus propelling it Airline seats are Chairs on an Airliner in which passengers are accommodated for the duration of the journey A helix (pl helixes or helices) from the Greek word έλιξ, is a special kind of Space curve, i This is the page for mechanical Gears For other uses see Gear (disambiguation For the gear-like device used to drive a roller chain see Sprocket Film perforations, also known as perfs, are the holes placed in the Film stock during manufacturing and used for transporting (via Sprockets and claws and A scan line is one line or row in a Raster scanning pattern such as a video line on a Cathode ray tube (CRT display of a television or computer Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside See also Pitch (filmmaking Pitch is a Canadian documentary created by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, featuring themselves Sales Pitch is a Science fiction short story by Philip K Dick, first published in Future Science Fiction magazine June 1954. 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