tŏnus Copy link Outline I. The stretching, straining of a ropeII. Trop.A. Lit., the sound, tone, of an instrument, ...B. Transf.1. Like our tone, in painting, of the natural color of an object, ...2. For tonitrus, thunder, Sen. Q. N. 2, 56, 1 ... ⓘtŏne: masc voc sg • tŏnus, i, m., = τόνος. I. The stretching, straining of a rope: mollior, vehementior, Vitr. 10, 10, 6. — II. Trop. A. Lit., the sound, tone, of an instrument, Vitr. 5, 4; Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 1 med.; Mart. Cap. 9, § 959.—Of the tone of a syllable, accent, Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 25, 1 sq.— B. Transf. 1. Like our tone, in painting, of the natural color of an object, Plin. 35, 5, 11, § 29.— 2. For tonitrus, thunder, Sen. Q. N. 2, 56, 1.
tŏnus Copy link Outline 1 tension d'une corde :2 ton, son d'un instrument : || accent d'une syllabe : Nigid. d. ...3 tonnerre : Cæcin. d.4 [fig.] le clair-obscur : . ⓘtŏne: masc voc sg • tŏnus (tŏnŏs), ī, m. (τόνος), 1. tension d'une corde : Vitr. Arch. 10, 10, 6 2. ton, son d'un instrument : Vitr. Arch. 5, 4 ; Macr. Scip. 2, 1 || accent d'une syllabe : Nigid. d. Gell. 13, 25, 1 3. tonnerre : Cæcin. d. Sen. Nat. 2, 56, 1 4. [fig.] le clair-obscur : Plin. 35, 29.
tonus Copy link ⓘtŏne: masc voc sg TONVS i. m. [τόνος] Ad verbum esset tensio vel intentio, vt in chorda arcus, vel in neruis tortis catapultarum, de quo tono vid. Vitruu. 10, 15 […] 🗁 Page Scan .
tone Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. tŏnus2. expr. by vox3. sŏnusII. Fig.III. Of colour1. tŏnus2. Fig. • tone: I. Lit.: 1. tŏnus: Vitr.: Macr. 2. expr. by vox: to speak in a loud t., magna v. dicere, Caes. B. G. 4, 25: a sharp t., v. acuta, Cic. Or. 18, 58: v. voice. 3. sŏnus: from the highest t. to the lowest, ab acutissimo s. usque ad gravissimum s., Cic. de Or. 1, 51, 251: v. sound. Phr.: to speak in a low t., submisse dicere, Cic. de Or. 2, 53, 215. II. Fig.: manner of speaking or behaviour: Phr.: he changes his t., mutat personam, vertit allocutionem, Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 8: to adopt a lofty t., magnifice, superbe, loqui: Cic. III. Of colour: 1. tŏnus: Plin. 35, 5, 11. 2. Fig.: cŏlōr, ōris: whatever may be the t. of my life, quisquis erit vitae c., Hor. S. 2, 1, 60: v. character.
TONE Copy link • TONEPROP., sonus: sonitus (general term): vox (sound of the human voice or of a musical instrument): vocis genus. Variety of tones, sonorum varietas. Figuratively. Manner of speaking, vox (as to the sound of the voice): sermo (as to the substance of what is said): sonus (as to the general drift or bearing of a speech or composition). A moderate or calm tone, sedata vox: to speak to anybody in a harsh tone, aspere compellare aliquem: to reprove in a gentle tone, molli brachio aliquem objurgare: to speak in a lofty tone, magnifice or superbe loqui: to speak in a low tone, summisse loqui: to alter one’s tone, allocutionem vertere; personam mutare. Coloring, tonus (Plin., 35, 5, 11): also, color (Vid: Hor., Sat., 2, 1, 60, figuratively, color vitae, the tone, coloring, of one’s life).