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octatonic scale

octatonic scale noun: a scale that has four half step intervals and four whole step intervals that alternate.

Noun

octatonic scale (plural octatonic scales)

  1. A scale that has four half step intervals and four whole step intervals that alternate.

Forms of octatonic scale

pluraloctatonic scales

Questions about octatonic scale

What does octatonic scale mean?
Octatonic scale means a scale that has four half step intervals and four whole step intervals that alternate.
What part of speech is octatonic scale?
Octatonic scale is a noun.
What is the plural of octatonic scale?
The plural of octatonic scale is octatonic scales.

Words near octatonic scale in the dictionary

  1. octathletes
  2. octathlon
  3. octathlons
  4. octatomic
  5. octatonic
  6. octatonic scale
  7. octatonic scales
  8. octatriacontane
  9. octatriacontanoic
  10. octatriacontanoic acid
  11. octatriene

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