Pitch

Pitch may refer to:

• Pitch (resin), a viscous substance produced by plants or formed from petroleum
• Pitch (card game)
• sales pitch
  • elevator pitch, a very short sales pitch such as that made during an elevator ride
• Pitch accent

Music and acoustics

• Pitch (music), the perceived frequency of sound including "definite pitch" and "indefinite pitch"
  • Absolute pitch or "perfect pitch"
  • Relative pitch

Spatial measurements

Angles

• blade pitch of a propeller
• roof pitch relates to the slope and inclination angle
• pitch, one of the angular degrees of freedom (mechanics)
• pitch, along with roll and yaw, an aspect of flight dynamics in aircraft
• pitch or grade (slope), the steepness of a slope or an object confirming to a slope
• pitch (geology) is the angle between a line and the strike of the plane on which it was found.

Spacings

• dot pitch in images
• pin pitch, the distance between pins in electronics packaging
• 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
• seat pitch, the forward/backward incline of a seat in an aircraft
• a parameter used in X-ray computed tomography.

Sports

• pitch (ascent/descent), a term used in climbing and caving
• pitch (baseball), a throw of a baseball from the pitcher to the catcher
• pitch (sports field), a field of play, usually outdoors
  • association football pitch ("soccer field" in the United States and Canada)
  • cricket pitch
  • rugby pitch or "rugby field"
  • soccer field
• a lateral pass in American football

Television and film

• Pitch (filmmaking), a proposal for a film
• Pitch (film)

See also

• Pitcher
• Pitchfork
• Pitchware
• Pitch Black (disambiguation)
• Pitch Pine
• Pitch Weekly, a free urban weekly newspaper in Kansas City