Pitch

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Contents 1 Aeronautics, engineering, seamanship, and science 2 Measurement 3 Sales and marketing 4 Sound 5 Sports and recreation 6 Story and film titles 7 See also

Pitch could refer to items in the following categories:

[edit] Aeronautics, engineering, seamanship, and science

• Pitch (flight), the movement of an aircraft around its lateral axis, or a measure of the degree to which an aircraft's nose tilts up or down; see also blade pitch further below
• Pitch (resin), a viscous liquid derived from plants or petroleum products, often used for waterproofing and sealing
• Pitch Pine, a tree species rich in resin
• Pitching, a cocking movement between fore and aft of a given naval or air vessel

[edit] Measurement

From Wiktionary:

The distance between evenly spaced objects, the angle at which an object sits, or the rotation angle about the transverse axis.

• Blade pitch, a measure of the angle of attack of a propeller
• Dot pitch, the distance between dots in a computer display
• Roof pitch, the ratio of vertical over horizontal measurements in carpentry
• Screw pitch, the distance from the crest of one screw thread to the next
• Seat pitch, the arrangement of seats on an aircraft

[edit] Sales and marketing

• Elevator pitch, a very short sales pitch
• Pitchware, a synonym for adware
• Pitch (filmmaking), a sales pitch in the movie industry

[edit] Sound

• Pitch (music), the perceived property of the musical tone of a sound measured by its frequency.
  • Absolute pitch
  • Definite pitch
  • Relative pitch
• Pitch accent, a variation in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or more within a word
• Pitch (psychophysics), the perceptual correlate of the frequency of a sound wave

[edit] Sports and recreation

• Pitch (baseball), the delivery of a baseball to a batter
• Pitch (sports), a playing field for various sports:
  • Cricket pitch
  • Association football pitch
• Rugby league pitch, the playing field for rugby league football
• Pitch (vertical space), used in climbing and caving
• Pitch (card game), a bidding, point-taking card game

[edit] Story and film titles

• Pitch (film), a movie by Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice
• Sales Pitch, a short story by Philip K. Dick

[edit] See also

• Grade (slope)
• Pitcher
• Pitchfork
• Pitch Black

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