⚾ A throw ⚾ To throw 💡 To present 🗣️ A presentation 🎵 Sound level ⛺ To set up ⛵ To tilt suddenly 🏟️ A sports field 🛢️ Sticky tar 🚢 Up-down motion 📐 Slope angle 🃏 A card game

pitch

5 5.4

The slope of a roof, road, or surface

noun
/pɪtʃ/

Specialized

: inclinación

The house faced north and squatted low, red-brown adobe with a thirty-degree pitch on the metal roof.
degrees of pitch
blade pitch

You know, it can tell pitch access, pitch, tilt and Yaw, but it doesn't have any forward.

Examples

The roof has a steep pitch that allows rain to drain off quickly.
Jane, your pitch is off by at least ten degrees.

The Last Scout (2017)
We're on a 10-degree pitch angle!

Best Defense (1984)
And the pitch is 52 degrees which is the same as the sides of the great pyramids.

Molly's Game (2017)
This house features a distinctive pitch that adds to its architectural appeal.
For snow retention, a shallower pitch is often recommended in warmer climates.

Synonyms

grade

vspitch

16 4.6

How steep a slope, road, or ground surface is

refers to roof or surface angle instead of ground or road steepness

slant

vspitch

11 3.4

How much a surface goes up or down from flat

focuses on roofs and surfaces rather than any line or general tilt

rake

vspitch

Specialized

1 7.7

The angle of a surface that slopes away from horizontal, like a roof

is the common roof or surface angle term used more broadly

Antonyms

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

level

1.0

Having a flat surface

Idioms

at fever pitch

1 5.6

A time when excitement or tension is very high

Compounds

sales pitch

26 3.2

A short talk to convince someone to buy something

pitch black

12 3.2

Completely dark with no light at all

fever pitch

Informal

8 5.3

A time when people feel very strong excitement together

wild pitch

Jargon

5 6.3

In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance

perfect pitch

5 9.6

To hear or sing a musical note without hearing another note first

pitch-dark

4 3.4

There is no light at all, like a room with no windows

pitch-perfect

3 6.0

Exactly right in tone or performance

high pitch

2 3.4

A thin, sharp sound at the top of a voice, like a mosquito buzz

brushback pitch

Jargon

1 8.6

A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared

low pitch

1 3.4

A deep sound that you hear in music or a person's voice

off-speed pitch

Jargon

1 7.6

A baseball throw slower than a fastball that fools the batter

pitch pipe

Specialized

1 6.6

A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note

absolute pitch

Specialized

1 9.9

A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare

pitch pine

Specialized

1 5.8

A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap

concert pitch

Specialized

5.3

A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz

auction pitch

Archaic

9.9

A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others

mineral pitch

Specialized

9.3

A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing

international pitch

Specialized

6.5

A standard note for tuning instruments where the A above middle C is 440

northern pitch pine

7.5

A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark

overhand pitch

6.5

A throw in baseball where the hand moves above the shoulder

philharmonic pitch

Specialized

7.9

A standard musical note used to tune instruments, usually the A above middle C at 440 hertz

pitch accent

Specialized

8.8

A change in high or low voice on a part of a word that changes meaning

pitch and toss

Archaic

9.7

A game where players throw coins at a mark and the closest wins

pitch shot

Jargon

4.9

A high, short golf shot that lands softly near the hole

pitch apple

9.9

A tropical tree with thick shiny leaves and white or pink flowers

pitch blackness

4.4

Complete darkness with no light at all

pitch contour

Specialized

6.5

The way a voice or a tune goes up and down in sound

pitch-blackness

4.6

Complete darkness with no light at all

pitch-out

Jargon

7.3

To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing a base

pitch-out

Jargon

6.1

A sideways pass by the quarterback to a teammate, often a running back

salesy pitch

Informal

7.9

A message that tries too hard to get you to buy something

submarine pitch

Jargon

7.5

A baseball throw made with the arm moving low, close to the ground

variable-pitch propeller

Specialized

7.7

A part of a plane with blades you can angle to work better at different speeds

How Steep

steepness

1 3.3

pitch

Specialized

5 5.4

Surface Forms

pitch singular

pitches plural

Etymology

Pitch for the slope or angle of a roof comes from the idea of how far something 'pitches' or tilts, so the pitch measures how steep or flat a surface is.