Pitch
Encyclopedia
Pitch may refer to:
- Pitch (resin)Pitch (resin)Pitch is the name for any of a number of viscoelastic, solid polymers. Pitch can be made from petroleum products or plants. Petroleum-derived pitch is also called bitumen. Pitch produced from plants is also known as resin. Products made from plant resin are also known as rosin.Pitch was...
, a viscous substance produced by plants or formed from petroleum - Pitch (card game)Pitch (card game)Pitch is an American trick-taking card game derived from the English game of All Fours . Historically, Pitch started as "Blind All Fours", a very simple All Fours variant that is still played in England as a pub game...
- sales pitchSales pitchIn selling technique, a sales pitch is a line of talk that attempts to persuade someone or something, with a planned sales presentation strategy of a product or service designed to initiate and close a sale of the product or service....
- elevator pitchElevator pitchAn elevator pitch is a short summary used to quickly and simply define a product, service, or organization and its value proposition...
, a very short sales pitch such as that made during an elevator ride
- elevator pitch
- Pitch accentPitch accentPitch accent is a linguistic term of convenience for a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words...
Music and acoustics
- Pitch (music)Pitch (music)Pitch is an auditory perceptual property that allows the ordering of sounds on a frequency-related scale.Pitches are compared as "higher" and "lower" in the sense associated with musical melodies,...
, the perceived frequency of sound including "definite pitch" and "indefinite pitch"- Absolute pitchAbsolute pitchAbsolute pitch , widely referred to as perfect pitch, is the ability of a person to identify or re-create a given musical note without the benefit of an external reference.-Definition:...
or "perfect pitch" - Relative pitchRelative pitchThe term relative pitch may denote:* the distance of a musical note from a set point of reference, e.g. "three octaves above middle C"* a musician's ability to identify the intervals between given tones, regardless of their relation to concert pitch * the skill used by singers to correctly sing a...
- Absolute pitch
Angles
- blade pitchBlade pitchBlade pitch or simply pitch refers to turning the angle of attack of the blades of a propeller or helicopter rotor into or out of the wind to control the production or absorption of power. Wind turbines use this to adjust the rotation speed and the generated power...
of a propeller - roof pitchRoof pitchIn building construction, roof pitch is a numerical measure of the steepness of a roof, and a pitched roof is a roof that is steep.The roof's pitch is the measured vertical rise divided by the measured horizontal span, the same thing as what is called "slope" in geometry. Roof pitch is typically...
relates to the slope and inclination angle - pitch, one of the angular degrees of freedom (mechanics)
- pitch, along with roll and yaw, an aspect of flight dynamics in aircraft
- pitch or grade (slope), the steepness of a slope or an object confirming to a slope
- pitch (geology)Rake (geology)In structural geology rake is formally defined as "the angle between a line [or a feature] and the strike line of the plane in which it is found", measured on the plane. The three dimensional orientation of a line can be described with just a plunge and trend. The rake is a useful description of...
is the angle between a line and the strike of the plane on which it was found.
Spacings
- dot pitchDot pitchDot pitch is a specification for a computer display, computer printer, image scanner, or other pixel-based device that describes the distance, for example, between dots of the same color on the inside of a display screen...
in images - pin pitch, the distance between pins in electronics packaging
- pitch (gear) the distance between a point on one tooth and the corresponding point on an adjacent tooth
- pitch (screw) the distance between turns of a screw thread
- seat pitch, the forward/backward incline of a seat in an aircraft
- a parameter used in X-ray computed tomography.
Sports
- pitch (ascent/descent), a term used in climbing and caving
- pitch (baseball)Pitch (baseball)In baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play. The term comes from the Knickerbocker Rules. Originally, the ball had to be literally "pitched" underhand, as with pitching horseshoes. Overhand throwing was not allowed until 1884.The biomechanics of...
, a throw of a baseball from the pitcher to the catcher - pitch (sports field), a field of play, usually outdoors
- association football pitchAssociation football pitchAn association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
("soccer field" in the United States and Canada) - cricket pitchCricket pitchIn the game of cricket, the cricket pitch consists of the central strip of the cricket field between the wickets - 1 chain or 22 yards long and 10 feet wide. The surface is very flat and normally covered with extremely short grass though this grass is soon removed by wear at the ends of the...
- rugby pitchRugby league playing fieldThe rugby league playing field, also referred to as a pitch or paddock, is the playing surface for the sport of rugby league football and is surfaced exclusively with grass....
or "rugby field" - soccer field
- association football pitch
- a lateral passLateral passIn American football, a lateral pass or lateral, officially backward pass , occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to any teammate behind him or directly next to him...
in American football
Television and film
- Pitch (filmmaking), a proposal for a film
- Pitch (film)Pitch (film)A pitch is a concise verbal presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or director to a producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay."Pitch" is a contraction of the phrase "sales pitch"...
See also
- PitcherPitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
- PitchforkPitchforkA pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines used to lift and pitch loose material, such as hay, leaves, grapes, dung or other agricultural materials. Pitchforks typically have two or three tines...
- Pitchware
- Pitch Black (disambiguation)Pitch Black (disambiguation)Pitch Black may refer to:* Pitch Black , a 2000 science fiction movie* Pitch Black , a New Zealand electronica band* Exercise Pitch Black, a biennial international military exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force...
- Pitch PinePitch PineThe Pitch Pine, Pinus rigida, is a small-to-medium sized pine, native to eastern North America. This species occasionally hybridizes with other pine species such as Loblolly Pine , Shortleaf Pine , and Pond Pine The Pitch Pine, Pinus rigida, is a small-to-medium sized (6-30 meters or 20-100 feet)...
- Pitch Weekly, a free urban weekly newspaper in Kansas City