relative pitch

English

Noun

relative pitch (plural relative pitches)

(music, uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.
Coordinate term: absolute pitch
(music, countable or uncountable) The interval between two notes.

Translations

the ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes

Czech: relativní sluch m
Dutch: relatief gehoor n
Finnish: suhteellinen sävelkorva, relatiivinen sävelkorva
French: oreille relative f
German: relatives Gehör n
Polish: słuch relatywny m
Russian: относи́тельный слух m (otnosítelʹnyj slux), интерва́льный слух m (interválʹnyj slux)
Spanish: oído relativo m

Further reading

“relative pitch”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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