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Pitch can refer to any of the following:

In music:
- Pitch (music) is he property of a sound or musical tone measured by its perceived frequency
- See also pitch class, pitch space, relative pitch, absolute pitch
In linguistics:
- Pitch, or tone of voice, refers to variation of tone in tonal language, and in languages with melodic accent
In flight dynamics pitch can refer to:
- A measure of an aircraft's attitude (nose up or nose down)
- A measure of the angle of a propeller
Pitch (resin) -- Any of several types of resins
Bitumen or tar pitch
Pitch (cricket) -- part of the playing area in the sport of cricket
Pitch (geographic) -- A vertical space; a term originally used in mining, now also used in the sports of caving and climbing
Pitch (card game) -- A bidding, point-taking game usually played in partnership

Also:

The angle or incline of a roof, road, or path
The distance between:
- dots in a computer display (also called "dot pitch")
- lines on a printed or typewritten page
- threads on a screw
- teeth on a gear
As a verb:
- To set up a tent
- To deliver a baseball to the catcher
- To deliver a golf ball with backspin
- To make a sales presentation
An open outdoor location for:
- camping
- concerts
- open-air gatherings
- the playing various sports:
  - cricket
  - The fictional game of Quidditch

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 '''Pitch''' can refer to any of the following:
+* In [[music]]:
-*[[Pitch (music)]] -- The property of a [[sound]] or [[music]]al [[tone]] measured by its [[perception|perceived]] [[frequency]]
+**[[Pitch (music)]] is he property of a [[sound]] or [[music]]al [[tone]] measured by its [[perception|perceived]] [[frequency]]
-** See also [[pitch class]], [[relative pitch]], [[absolute pitch]], [[pitch space]]
+** See also [[pitch class]], [[pitch space]], [[relative pitch]], [[absolute pitch]]
-*In [[linguistics]] pitch, or [[tone of voice]], refers to variation of tone in [[tonal language]], and in languages with [[melodic accent]]
+*In [[linguistics]]:
+** Pitch, or ''[[tone of voice]]'', refers to variation of tone in [[tonal language]], and in languages with [[melodic accent]]
 *In [[flight dynamics]] pitch can refer to:
 ** A measure of an [[aircraft]]'s attitude (nose up or nose down)
 ** A measure of the angle of a [[propeller]]
 *[[Pitch (resin)]] -- Any of several types of [[resin]]s
-*[[Tar pitch]] or [[bitumen]]
+*[[Bitumen]] or [[tar pitch]]
 *[[Pitch (cricket)]] -- part of the playing area in the sport of [[cricket (sport)|cricket]]
 *[[Pitch (geographic)]] -- A vertical space; a term originally used in [[mining]], now also used in the sports of [[caving]] and [[climbing]]
-Also:
-*The [[angle]] of a [[roof]] or [[road]]
-*The distance between dots in a [[computer display]] (also called "[[dot pitch]]"), lines on a page, threads on a [[screw]], or teeth on a [[gear]]
-*To set up a [[tent]]
-*The delivery of a [[baseball]]
-*A delivery of a [[golf]] ball with backspin
-*A [[sales]] presentation
-*An outdoor location, as for camping or open-air gatherings
-*A field on which several [[sport]]s are played:
-**In the fictional game of [[Quidditch]], the entire field
 *[[Pitch (card game)]] -- A bidding, point-taking game usually played in partnership
-*An incline on a [[road]] or [[path]]
+Also:
+<!--Comment: this section is for definitions that are relevant, but are unlikely to have their own article-->
+*The [[angle]] or [[incline]] of a [[roof]], [[road]], or [[path]]
+*The distance between:
+** dots in a [[computer display]] (also called "[[dot pitch]]")
+** lines on a [[print]]ed or [[typewriter|typewritten]] page
+** threads on a [[screw]]
+** teeth on a [[gear]]
+*As a verb:
+**To set up a [[tent]]
+**To deliver a [[baseball]] to the [[catcher]]
+**To deliver a [[golf]] ball with backspin
+**To make a [[sales]] presentation
+*An open outdoor location for:
+** [[camping]]
+** [[concert]]s
+** open-air gatherings
+** the playing various sports:
+***[[cricket (sport)|cricket]]
+***The fictional game of [[Quidditch]]
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