pitch

Japanese: ピッチ

〘noun〙 (pitch)① The speed or number of times something is done repeatedly or at regular intervals. ※Tohon Take (1919-27) by Satomi Ton, Sannin Uedo: "'Well, wait a minute. Your pitch is as fast as ever.' He puts down his half-empty cup." ② The efficiency of work. "The pitch increases." ③ The number of times an oar is rowed in a boat. ※Student Days (1918) by Kume Masao, Rowing: "At that pitch, it's about 36 rows per minute." ④ The distance traveled with one revolution of a propeller, screw, etc. ⑤ The number of times the arms and legs are moved in swimming. ⑥ The distance traveled with one revolution of a screw. The distance between the threads of a screw. ※Gatov Vsegda (1928) by Iwato Yukio, 1: "On the swell of black waves that resemble a long-pitch worm gear." ⑦ The distance between the teeth of a gear. ⑧ The degree of pitch of a sound. Tone. [European and American Impressions (1910)] ⑨ A black, solid carbonaceous residue obtained when coal tar, crude oil, wood tar, etc. are distilled. [Handbook of Foreign Languages (1912)] ⑩ In baseball, the pitcher throws the ball to the batter. "Wild pitch" *Shoro Gyokueki (1896) by Masaoka Shiki, July 19th, " The pitcher learns to throw a proper pitch ." ⑪ An abbreviation of "pitcher." [New Baseball Techniques (1898)] ⑫ A stadium for soccer, etc. ⑬ The distance between securing points when rock climbing. [Mountaineering Techniques (1939)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (pitch)① 同じことを繰り返したり、また一定の間隔で事を行なったりする場合、その速度や回数。※今年竹（1919‐27）〈里見弴〉三人上戸「『まア、待て。相変らず調子(ピッチ)が早いな』半分飲みかけた盃を置いて」② 作業の能率。「ピッチがあがる」③ ボートで、オールを漕ぐ回数。※学生時代（1918）〈久米正雄〉競漕「あのピッチぢゃ一分間三十六本位だから」④ プロペラ、スクリューなどが一回転した時に進む距離。⑤ 水泳で、腕、足を動かす回数。⑥ ねじが一回転した時に進む距離。ねじの山と山との間の長さ。※ガトフ・フセグダア（1928）〈岩藤雪夫〉一「ピッチの長いウォムギアに似た黒い浪のうねりの上に」⑦ 歯車の歯と歯の間の長さ。⑧ 音の高低の度合。調子。〔欧米印象記（1910）〕⑨ コールタール、原油、木タールなどを蒸留した際に得られる黒色の固体炭素質の残留物。〔舶来語便覧（1912）〕⑩ 野球で、投手が打者に向かって球を投げること。「ワイルド‐ピッチ」※松蘿玉液（1896）〈正岡子規〉七月一九日「投手(ピッチャー)が正投(ピッチ)を学びて」⑪ 「ピッチャー」の略。〔新式ベースボール術（1898）〕⑫ サッカーなどの競技場。⑬ 岩登りのときの確保地点から確保地点までの間隔。〔登山技術（1939）〕

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