Pitch

Pitch may refer to:

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In music:

Pitch (music), the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency
Vocal and instrumental pitch ranges
Musical tuning explains pitch systems and pitch standards
* Absolute pitch and relative pitch
* Definite pitch and indefinite pitch

In signal processing:

In speech and language:

In science:

Pitch (resin), a viscous liquid, derived from plants or petroleum products, often used for waterproofing and sealing boats
Pitch Pine, a tree species rich in resin

In recreation:

Pitch (baseball), a throw of a baseball to a batter
Pitch (sports), a playing field for various sports (especially in British and Australian English):
* Cricket pitch
* Football pitch
* Quidditch pitch (in the fictional game of Quidditch)
An open outdoor area for various activities:
* Camping pitch
* Concert pitch
Pitch (card game), a bidding, point-taking card game
The erection of a tent
The delivery of a golf ball with backspin
The delivery in a game of horseshoes
Pitch (vertical space); used in climbing and caving

In sales:

A measure of an angle or incline:

Pitch (flight), an aircraft's attitude as nose up or down (see flight dynamics)
Blade pitch, the angle of a propeller
Roof pitch, the ratio of vertical over horizontal measurements in carpentry
Pitch (handwriting), in graphonomics
Pitch (mining), the inclination of mineral veins from the vertical (also rake or dip).

A measure of the distance between like items:

In other senses:

Pitch (movie), a movie by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice
Sales Pitch, a short story by Philip K. Dick
The Pitch, an alt-weekly newspaper printed and distributed in Kansas City, Missouri.

See also