0 A voice that is high-pitched is higher than usual. -- cienki
1 describes a noise that is high and sometimes also loud or unpleasant -- przenikliwy
a high-pitched whine
These studies of adult perceptual and physiological responses to infant cries do tell us that the infant cry is emotionally salient and arousing to adult listeners, especially the high-pitched cry.
Each of the three phrases of every chorus, and each sub-phrase makes use of a specific portion - the low, middle or high-pitched tones - of this scale.
The physiological connection between distress and high-pitched crying is mediated by the vagus, in particular the branch of the vagus linking the nucleus ambiguus to the larynx.
The classic murmur of aortic regurgitation is high-pitched, decrescendo, and loudest at the mid and low left sternal border.
Tone is the high-pitched emission of a voice.
A high-pitched early systolic ejection sound is heard at the high left sternal border and becomes softer with inspiration.
The use of high-pitched feedback and dramatic spatial movement between the left and right channels is a distinctive feature of the work.
In addition, high-pitched stimuli evoke lighter colours while low-pitched stimuli are experienced as darker colours.
