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semitones

semitones is the plural of semitone.

Meaning of semitone

Noun

semitone (plural semitones)

  1. One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided.
    1. The semitone in 12-tone equal temperament, with frequency ratio of the twelfth root of two.
  2. (broadly) Any of the pitches of a chromatic scale.
  3. An interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used.

Questions about semitones

What is semitones the plural of?
Semitones is the plural of semitone.

Words near semitones in the dictionary

  1. Semitological
  2. Semitology
  3. semitonal
  4. semitonally
  5. semitone
  6. semitones
  7. semitonic
  8. semitonically
  9. semitontine
  10. semitopological
  11. semitoroid

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