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diminished fourth

diminished fourth noun: a musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.

Noun

diminished fourth (plural diminished fourths)

  1. A musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.

Forms of diminished fourth

pluraldiminished fourths

Questions about diminished fourth

What does diminished fourth mean?
Diminished fourth means a musical interval made by narrowing a perfect fourth by one chromatic semitone. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of four semitones, spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a major third.
What part of speech is diminished fourth?
Diminished fourth is a noun.
What is the plural of diminished fourth?
The plural of diminished fourth is diminished fourths.

Words near diminished fourth in the dictionary

  1. diminishable
  2. diminished
  3. diminished capacity
  4. diminished fifth
  5. diminished fifths
  6. diminished fourth
  7. diminished fourths
  8. diminished interval
  9. diminished intervals
  10. diminished ninth
  11. diminished ninths

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