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augmented fifth

augmented fifth noun: a musical interval made by widening a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones, spans five degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth.

Noun

augmented fifth (plural augmented fifths)

  1. A musical interval made by widening a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones, spans five degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth.
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Forms of augmented fifth

pluralaugmented fifths

Questions about augmented fifth

What does augmented fifth mean?
Augmented fifth means a musical interval made by widening a perfect fifth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones, spans five degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a minor sixth.
What part of speech is augmented fifth?
Augmented fifth is a noun.
What is the plural of augmented fifth?
The plural of augmented fifth is augmented fifths.

Words near augmented fifth in the dictionary

  1. augmentatively
  2. augmentatives
  3. augmented
  4. augmented assignment
  5. augmented assignments
  6. augmented fifth
  7. augmented fifths
  8. augmented fourth
  9. augmented fourths
  10. augmented interval
  11. augmented intervals

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