CONCERT PITCH

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does concert pitch mean? 

• CONCERT PITCH (noun)
  The noun CONCERT PITCH has 1 sense:

1. the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C

  Familiarity information: CONCERT PITCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCERT PITCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

concert pitch; international pitch; philharmonic pitch

Hypernyms ("concert pitch" is a kind of...):

pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)

 Context examples 

He was keyed up to concert pitch, and there was never a moment in the long day when he was not fighting for moments.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)