tessiture

== English == === Noun === tessiture plural of tessitura == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian tessitura. Doublet of texture. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛ.si.tyʁ/ ~ /te.si.tyʁ/ === Noun === tessiture f (plural tessitures) (music) tessitura (the most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a given singer; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre) Coordinate term: ambitus === Further reading === “tessiture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === tessiture f plural of tessitura