tonepattern
nounUK /ˈtəʊn ˌpætən/
US /ˈtoʊn ˌpætərn/
A tone pattern is the way a voice goes up and down when someone speaks.
The teacher showed us the tone pattern of the question so we knew when to raise our voices.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A repeated sequence of musical notes.
The song's tone pattern repeats in every chorus.
3. A recurring design of colors or shades in an image.
The wallpaper has a soft tone pattern of light and dark stripes.
4. A set pattern of sounds used in a tonal language to change word meaning.
In Mandarin, the same syllable with a different tone pattern can mean different things.