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bugle scale

bugle scale noun: the set of five distinct overtones that can be played on a simple bugle, without the use of valves or other pitch-altering devices.

Noun

bugle scale (plural bugle scales)

  1. The set of five distinct overtones that can be played on a simple bugle, without the use of valves or other pitch-altering devices.

Forms of bugle scale

pluralbugle scales

Questions about bugle scale

What does bugle scale mean?
Bugle scale means the set of five distinct overtones that can be played on a simple bugle, without the use of valves or other pitch-altering devices.
What part of speech is bugle scale?
Bugle scale is a noun.
What is the plural of bugle scale?
The plural of bugle scale is bugle scales.

Words near bugle scale in the dictionary

  1. Bugis
  2. bugkind
  3. bugle
  4. bugle player
  5. bugle players
  6. bugle scale
  7. bugle scales
  8. bugle-player
  9. bugle-players
  10. bugled
  11. bugler

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