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second inversion

second inversion noun: the position of a chord when the fifth of the chord is the lowest note.

Noun

second inversion (plural second inversions)

  1. The position of a chord when the fifth of the chord is the lowest note.

Forms of second inversion

pluralsecond inversions

Questions about second inversion

What does second inversion mean?
Second inversion means the position of a chord when the fifth of the chord is the lowest note.
What part of speech is second inversion?
Second inversion is a noun.
What is the plural of second inversion?
The plural of second inversion is second inversions.

Words near second inversion in the dictionary

  1. second impact syndromes
  2. second imperative
  3. second imperatives
  4. second in command
  5. Second Intermediate Period
  6. second inversion
  7. second inversions
  8. second island chain
  9. second joint
  10. second joints
  11. Second Korean War

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