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Tonicity vs Tonality - What's the difference?

tonicity | tonality |

As nouns the difference between tonicity and tonality

is that tonicity is the normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus while tonality is the system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.

tonicity

English

Noun

(wikipedia tonicity) (tonicities)
  • (medicine) The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
  • (sciences) The ability of a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane

    • Related terms

    *hypertonic *hypotonic *isotonic

    tonality

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tonality) (tonalities)
  • (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
  • (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
  • (music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
  • The interrelation of the tones in a painting.