chest tone
- noun
- /tʃɛst toʊn/
- Specialized
:
tono de pecho
- He has a deep chest tone when he sings.
Examples
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Proper breath support enhances your chest tone when performing.
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The singer used a rich chest tone to bring warmth to the low notes.
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Actors often develop their chest tone to improve projection and depth in their voice.
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Her chest tone resonates beautifully in the hall.
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The singer's deep chest tone resonated beautifully in the concert hall.
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When he spoke in his chest tone, it commanded the attention of everyone in the room.
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Practicing daily helped her develop a rich chest tone that added warmth to her performances.
Synonyms
1
5.5
The lower part of the singing voice that sounds full and is felt in the chest
The lower part of the voice you feel vibrating in your chest when you speak or sing
How Resonant
- Specialized
- Specialized
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7.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'chest' (the body region where resonance is felt) and 'tone' (the character or pitch of sound): together they naturally indicate a low, resonant vocal register. This composition is physically motivated and cross-linguistically common (e.g., 'chest voice'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely understand it.
Etymology
The term chest tone comes from the clear feeling you get when you sing or speak low notes: the sound seems to vibrate in your chest and the tone feels like it comes from there. So, 'chest tone' now means the 'lower' and 'full' part of the voice used to make notes sound warm and strong.