Concert-pitch definition

The state of being ready and tensely alert.

A diver whose mental and physical states were at concert pitch before executing the dive.

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A pitch, slightly higher than the usual pitch, to which concert instruments are sometimes tuned to achieve an increased brilliance of quality.
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The standard pitch to which instruments are tuned and voices are pitched so as to be compatible in performance: it is currently designated as A above middle C, with a frequency of 440 vibrations per second.
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The actual sound of a note written for a transposing instrument, as the trumpet.
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(music) The pitch that is heard (usually as played by one or more transposing instruments or a combination of transposing and non-transposing instruments)
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
concert-pitch
Plural:
concert-pitches