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altered scale

altered scale noun: a seven-note dominant scale where all nonessential tones have been altered.

Noun

altered scale (plural altered scales)

  1. (jazz music) A seven-note dominant scale where all nonessential tones have been altered.

Forms of altered scale

pluralaltered scales

Questions about altered scale

What does altered scale mean?
Altered scale means a seven-note dominant scale where all nonessential tones have been altered.
What part of speech is altered scale?
Altered scale is a noun.
What is the plural of altered scale?
The plural of altered scale is altered scales.

Words near altered scale in the dictionary

  1. altercative
  2. altercator
  3. altercators
  4. altered
  5. altered or changed
  6. altered scale
  7. altered scales
  8. alteredness
  9. altereds
  10. alteregoism
  11. alteregoistic

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