Pitch

Pitch may refer to:

Pitch is the property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency. See also musical tuning for pitch systems and pitch standards.
- Pitch, or tone of voice, refers to variation of tone in tonal language, and in languages with pitch accent.
Pitch, a throw of a baseball by a pitcher
The playing area, or part of it, in various outdoor sports, including:
- cricket (sport) (see here)
- football (soccer) (see here)
- the fictional game of quidditch
Similarly, an open outdoor location for camping or concerts
Pitch, a bidding, point-taking card game usually played with a partner.
Pitch, a mining term for a vertical space; also used in caving and climbing
Pitch, a type of resin
Dot pitch, the distance between dots in a computer display

Also:

Pitch, also called sap, is the fluid inside some woody plants
Pitch, in Geometry, is a measure of an angle or incline; in this sense:
- Pitch, in Aeronautics, is a measure of an aircraft's attitude as nose up or down (see flight dynamics)
- Pitch, in Aviation, is the measure of the angle of a propeller
- Pitch, in Carpentry, is the ratio of rise (vertical) over run (Horizontal)—usually expressed in units of 12 in roof construction (i.e. a 6 rise over a 12 run is called a six twelve pitch)

Pitch is also the distance between:
- lines on a printed or typewritten page
- threads on a screw
- complete turns of a helix
- teeth on a gear

Other uses of Pitch as a verb:
- to make a sales presentation
- to set up a tent
- to deliver a golf ball with backspin

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