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tetrachord

tetrachord noun: any set of four different pitch classes.

Noun

tetrachord (plural tetrachords)

  1. Any set of four different pitch classes.
  2. A series of four sounds, forming a scale of two-and-a-half tones.

tetrachord meaning in Tamil

tetrachord in Tamil

பண்டை மரபின் இசைமானம், இசை முறை, நாற்சுரத் தொகுதி, நான்று நரமபுடைய இசைக் கருவி

Forms of tetrachord

pluraltetrachords

Origin of tetrachord

From tetra- + chord.

Words formed from tetrachord

Questions about tetrachord

What does tetrachord mean?
Tetrachord means any set of four different pitch classes.
What is tetrachord in Tamil?
Tetrachord in Tamil is பண்டை மரபின் இசைமானம், இசை முறை, நாற்சுரத் தொகுதி. See Tetrachord meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tetrachord?
Tetrachord is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrachord?
The plural of tetrachord is tetrachords.

Words near tetrachord in the dictionary

  1. tetrachlorophenols
  2. tetrachloroplatinate
  3. tetrachloroplatinates
  4. tetrachlorosilane
  5. tetrachlorvinphos
  6. tetrachord
  7. tetrachordal
  8. tetrachordo
  9. tetrachordos
  10. tetrachords
  11. tetrachoric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tetrachord (page history and authors); tetrachord (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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