concert pitch


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
concert pitch
noun
  • 1 Music a standard for the tuning of musical instruments, in which the note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz.
  • 2 a state of readiness and keenness.
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