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syntonic commas

syntonic commas is the plural of syntonic comma.

Meaning of syntonic comma

Noun

syntonic comma (plural syntonic commas)

  1. A small comma-type interval between two musical notes, equal to the frequency ratio 81:80 (= 1.0125) or around 21.51 cents. It often manifests itself as the difference between the Pythagorean major third of 81:64 and the classic major third of 5:4, between the Pythagorean minor third of 32:27 and the classic minor third of 6:5, and between the "major whole tone" of 9:8 and "minor whole tone" of 10:9.

Questions about syntonic commas

What is syntonic commas the plural of?
Syntonic commas is the plural of syntonic comma.

Words near syntonic commas in the dictionary

  1. syntomic
  2. syntone
  3. syntones
  4. syntonic
  5. syntonic comma
  6. syntonic commas
  7. syntonical
  8. syntonically
  9. syntonies
  10. syntonin
  11. syntonins

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