What does the pitch mean?

Answer 1

In music terminology the "pitch" actually means how high or low a note is played.

The noun "pitch" has several different meanings.

SPORTS

It can refer to the playing field in games such as soccer, cricket, Rugby, Gaelic football, and hurling.

It can refer to the act of throwing a baseball, from a pitcher toward a batter.

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

It refers to the degree of slant of a roof or other slope.

SOUND AND MUSIC

It refers to the high or low nature of a sound (a function of rate of vibration).

Metaphorically, it can be an increased rate of activity (e.g. fever pitch).

CHEMISTRY

It refers to a wide variety of saps, resins, bitumens, or other thermoplastic polymers used for coating, sealing, or waterproofing.