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tetrachords

tetrachords is the plural of tetrachord.

Meaning of tetrachord

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.

Questions about tetrachords

What is tetrachords the plural of?
Tetrachords is the plural of tetrachord.

Words near tetrachords in the dictionary

  1. tetrachlorvinphos
  2. tetrachord
  3. tetrachordal
  4. tetrachordo
  5. tetrachordos
  6. tetrachords
  7. tetrachoric
  8. tetrachotomies
  9. tetrachotomous
  10. tetrachotomy
  11. tetrachromacy

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