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augmented triad

augmented triad noun: a triad with an augmented fifth between the bottom note and the top note.

Noun

augmented triad (plural augmented triads)

  1. a triad with an augmented fifth between the bottom note and the top note
    • C major augmented triad:
      1

Forms of augmented triad

pluralaugmented triads

Questions about augmented triad

What does augmented triad mean?
Augmented triad means a triad with an augmented fifth between the bottom note and the top note.
What part of speech is augmented triad?
Augmented triad is a noun.
What is the plural of augmented triad?
The plural of augmented triad is augmented triads.

Words near augmented triad in the dictionary

  1. augmented sixth chords
  2. augmented sixths
  3. augmented sphenocorona
  4. augmented third
  5. augmented thirds
  6. augmented triad
  7. augmented triads
  8. augmented unison
  9. augmented unisons
  10. augmentedly
  11. augmentee

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