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limma

limma noun: any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.

Noun

limma (plural limmas)

  1. Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.

Forms of limma

plurallimmas
alternative formleimma

Origin of limma

Borrowed from Latin limma.

Questions about limma

What does limma mean?
Limma means any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.
What part of speech is limma?
Limma is a noun.
What is the plural of limma?
The plural of limma is limmas.

Words near limma in the dictionary

  1. limits of positive stability
  2. limits out
  3. limits superior
  4. limitude
  5. limivorous
  6. limma
  7. Limmared
  8. limmas
  9. Limmat
  10. limme
  11. limmer

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