See Also: pull-back(dictionary)
Back to back inheritance tax plan(finance)
Back-to-Back Letters of Credit(money)
back-to-back 2, noun(dictionary)
back-to-back 1, adjective(dictionary)
Back-to-back loan(money)
Back to back financing(finance)
Back to back ticketing(tourism)
Back-to-Back - Poker(gambling)
Back to back loan(finance)

semitone (iou) and pull-back (iou)


semitone (iou)



semitone noun. L15.
[Old French semiton or medieval Latin semitonus, formed as SEMI- + TONE noun. Cf. late Latin semitonium, Greek hemitonion HEMITONE.]
Music. An interval approximately equal to half a tone, the smallest interval used in classical European Music; a minor second. L15.
chromatic semitone: see CHROMATIC adjective 1.
Art. An intermediate tone or tint in a picture; = halftone (c) s.v. HALF-. L18.
A soft or gentle tone of voice; an undertone. E19.
semitonal adjective = SEMITONIC M19.
semitonally adverb L19.

pull-back (iou)



pull-back noun. L16.
[from PULL verb + BACK adverb.]
A thing which pulls back or opposes progress or action; a retarding influence. Now dial. L16.
The action or an act of pulling something back; spec. an orderly withdrawal of military troops. M17.
b. Cinematography. A shot in which the scene is observed to recede. M20.
c. A tap-dancing step involving striking the floor with the front part of the foot while moving backwards. M20.
A contrivance or attachment for pulling something back. E18.