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'''Pitch''' may refer to:
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==Acoustic frequency==
* [[Pitch (music)]], the perceived [[Audio frequency|frequency of sound]] including "definite pitch" and "indefinite pitch"
** [[Absolute pitch]] or "perfect pitch"
** [[Pitch class]], a set of all pitches that are a whole number of octaves apart
** [[Relative pitch]], the ability to identify a given musical interval between two notes
* [[Pitch accent]], a form of accentuation in speech

==Business==
* [[Sales pitch]], a line of talk that attempts to persuade someone or something
** [[Pitch (filmmaking)]], a proposal for a film
** [[Elevator pitch]], a very short sales presentation, allegedly short enough to be made during an elevator ride

==Measurement==
=== Movement about the transverse axis ===
* [[Pitch angle (kinematics)|Pitch angle]] (or pitch rotation), one of the angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing rotation about the side-to-side axis
** [[Pitch (aviation)]], one of the aircraft principal axes of rotation (nose-up or nose-down angle measured from horizontal axis)
** [[Pitch (ship motion)]], one of the ship motions' principal axes of rotation (bow-up or bow-down angle measured from horizontal axis)
* [[Pitch-up]], an uncommanded nose-upwards aerodynamical rotation of an aircraft.

===Angle measurement===
* Pitch or [[grade (slope)]], the steepness of a slope or an object confirming to a slope
** [[Roof pitch]] relates to the slope and inclination angle
* Pitch, or [[rake (geology)|rake]], in geology, the angle between a line and the strike of the plane on which it was found

=== Electromagnetism ===
* [[Pitch angle (particle motion)]], the angle between a charged particle's velocity vector and the local magnetic field

=== Mechanical engineering ===
* [[Pitch angle (engineering)]], the angle between a bevel gears' element of a pitch cone and its axis

=== Linear measurement===
"Pitch" is widely used to describe the distance between repeated elements in a structure possessing [[translational symmetry]]:

* [[Pitch (gear)#Pitch nomenclature|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
** [[Blade pitch]] the distance between the front edge and the rear edge of a propeller blade
** Pitch, the distance between passes in the helical scanning pattern of [[X-ray computed tomography]]
* [[Pitch (typewriter)]], the number of characters and spaces in one inch (25.4&nbsp;mm) of running text
* Pitch, the distance between bits in a parallel integrated circuit element such as a [[register file]]
* [[Dot pitch]] in images
* Pin pitch, the distance between centers of pins in [[List of electronics package dimensions#Dimension reference|electronics packaging]]
* [[Seat pitch]], the spacing between seat rows in an aircraft

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
* [[Pitch (film)|''Pitch'' (film)]]
* [[Pitch (TV series)|''Pitch'' (TV series)]]
* [[Coone|''Pitch up'']], a [[hardstyle]] track by Coone & Ghost
* ''[[Pitch Weekly]]'', a free urban weekly newspaper in Kansas City

==Plants==
* [[Pitch (resin)]], a viscous substance produced by plants or formed from petroleum
* [[Pitch Pine]] (''Pinus rigida''), trees

== Sports and recreation ==
* [[Pitch (climbing)]], a term used in climbing and also caving
* [[Pitch (baseball)]], a throw of a baseball from a pitcher to the catcher(s)
* [[Pitch (card game)]] (or "High, or Low Jack"), an American trick-taking card game
* [[Pitch (sports field)]], a field of play and is usually outdoors
** [[Cricket pitch]]
** [[Rugby pitch]]
** [[Football pitch]]
* The [[Glossary of cricket terms#pitch|bounce]] of a cricket ball
* Pitch, a [[lateral pass]] in gridiron football
* Pitching, the process of assembling a [[tent]]

==See also==
* [[Pitch Black (disambiguation)]]
* [[Pitcher]]
* [[Pitchfork]]
* [[Pitchware]]
* "Pitchy", a song by Basshunter from his ''[[Calling Time]]'' album
* [[The Pitch (disambiguation)]]
* [[Pitch (resin)]]

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