For Pitch we have terms and definitions in 40 topics. The topics are Advertising, Architecture, Aviation, Biblical, Boating, Bowling, Carpet, Cinematography, Classical Music, Climbing, Construction, Cruises, Doors, Entertainment Industry, Field Hockey, Film, Film Production, Golf, Interior Design, LCD Displays, Media Relations, Medieval Music, Nautical, Opera, Plumbing, Poetry, Public Speaking, Real Time 3D, Remote Control Cars, Roofing, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shoes, Soccer, Speleological, Swimming, Tudor, Architecture, Wind Energy and Wood.

Pitch (Advertising)

The presentation of an advertising message to a prospective or existing client.

Pitch (Architecture)

The rate at which a roof or other surface slopes.

Pitch (Aviation)

(1) Of the three axes in flight, this specifies the vertical action, the up-and-down movement. Compare ROLL and YAW. (2) The angle of a propeller or rotor blade in relation to its arc; also the distance advanced by a blade in one full rotation.

Pitch (Biblical)

To arrange as troops for battle; a resin from conifer trees; bitumen or tar.

Pitch (Boating)

(1) The up and down movement as the bow and stern rise and fall due to wave action; (2) The theoretical distance advanced by a propeller in one revolution.

Pitch (Bowling)

Angle at which holes in bowling ball are drilled. Reverse pitch is a drilling that heads away from the front of the ball; positive pitch is the opposite.

Pitch (Carpet)

See Gauge.

Pitch (Cinematography)

The distance between two successive perforations along a strip of film.(Film) The frequency of audible sound (Sound).

Pitch (Classical Music)

The frequency of a note determining how high or low it sounds.

Pitch (Climbing)

The portion of a climb between two belay points.

Pitch (Construction)

The incline slope of a roof or the ratio of the total rise to the total width of a house, i.e., a 6-foot rise and 24-foot width is a one-fourth pitch roof. Roof slope is expressed in the inches of rise, per foot of horizontal run.

Pitch (Cruises)

The rise and fall of the ship's bow while at sea. (See "Patch!")

Pitch (Doors)

Bleeding resin.

Pitch (Entertainment Industry)

To audition or sell; the position of a tone in a musical scale.

Pitch (Field Hockey)

The field hockey playing area. The pitch is 100 yards long by 60 yards wide, divided by a center line and two 25-yard lines, one in each half of the field.

Pitch (Film)

This is the distance between perforations along a roll of film. Print Stock has a slightly longer pitch than camera stock.

Pitch (Film Production)

The distance between two successive perforations along a strip of film.(Film) The frequency of audible sound (Sound).

Pitch (Golf)

A short shot (typically from within 50 yards), usually played with a higher lofted club and made using a less than full swing, that is intended to flight the ball towards a target (usually the hole) with greater accuracy than a full iron shot.

Pitch (Interior Design)

Rate of roof slope

Pitch (LCD Displays)

The center dimension of adjacent conductive traces, dots, or connector holes.

Pitch (Media Relations)

An angle encompassing a unique or interesting aspect of a story or person, used to catch the media's attention and to sell reporters on a particular story or interview.

Pitch (Medieval Music)

the relative heigth or depth of a sound. Pitches are changed by adjusting the frequency of vibrations. Though modern pitch is standardized (with A=440), medieval pitch was not, and an entire piece could be moved higher or lower at will.

Pitch (Nautical)

1) A fore and aft rocking motion of a boat.
2) How much a propeller is curved.
3) A material used to seal cracks in wooden planks.

Pitch (Opera)

The location of a note in the tonal scale, ranging from high to low.

Pitch (Plumbing)

Downward slope of a drain pipe in the direction of the water flow.

Pitch (Poetry)

The frequency of sound waves which the listener perceives as higher or lower. Along with intensity and length (duration), it is one of the three tonal qualities of sound.
(See also Accent)

Pitch (Public Speaking)

The position of a human voice on the musical scale.

Pitch (Real Time 3D)

If you nod your head "yes," this is pitch in action. One of the three rotational axes commonly used to describe the rotation of an object. The term comes from aviation. Most RT3D engines count from +90 to -90 degrees, starting out pointed straight up, turning downwards and ending pointed straight down. Straight forward is 0 degrees. See also roll, yaw.

Pitch (Remote Control Cars)

The measure on a pinion gear or spur gear of how many teeth fit per inch. On a 64-pitch gear, 64 teeth will fit within one inch; on a 48-pitch gear, 48 teeth will fit in one inch. HPI offers both 64-pitch and 48-pitch gears for electric cars. HPI Nitro cars use a unique pitch called "one module", abbreviated by "1M" in part descriptions. It is a metric pitch that is ideal for Nitro cars, which run on dirty parking lots. Nitro cars also suffer from engine vibrations, which can loosen.

Pitch (Roofing)

A term frequently used to designate coal tar pitch.

Pitch (Rowing)

The angle at which an oar is set in the water.

Pitch (Rugby)

The rugby field is a maximum of 100 meters long, from try-line to try-line, and 70 meters wide. At each end of the field is an in-goal area, no more than 22 meters long. The field is marked by a half-way line, two 10-meter lines and two 22-meter lines, and by two dotted hash marks, each 5 meters from the sideline and extending from goal-line to goal-line. There is a set of goal posts on each try-line.

Pitch (Sailing)

1. The rhythmic bow- to- stern movement of the boat, due to waves.
2. Pole- To turn end over end.

Pitch (Shoes)

The angle at the joint between the sole. and the ground. It should be greater on -high heeled shoes than low. Incorrect pitch is often a sign that a heel which is the wrong height for the last has been used.

Pitch (Soccer)

(British) the field on which soccer matches are played

Pitch (Speleological)

A vertical or nearly vertical part of a cave for which a ladder or rope is normally used for ascent or descent.
Cave - Parts of.

Pitch (Swimming)

The angle position of the hands and forearms in all strokes and the feet in breaststroke.

Pitch (Tudor, Architecture)

Roof slope.

Pitch (Wind Energy)

See Setting Angle.

Pitch (Wood)

The accumulation of resin in wood.

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