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utonality

utonality noun: a family of pitches that can all be expressed as ratios with a specified fixed tone, such that all ratios have the same numerator; a subharmonic series.

Noun

utonality (plural utonalities)

  1. A family of pitches that can all be expressed as ratios with a specified fixed tone, such that all ratios have the same numerator; a subharmonic series.
    • Fixed tonal systems find utonalities disturbing. There are four utonalities prominent in the chromatic gamut.1966, Jonas Mekas, Film Culture - Issues 40-42, page 6
    • A similar correlation is evident in the physical layout of the Kithara II, which consists of twelve banks of six strings, each bank tuned to a specific, although incomplete, otonality or utonality.1982, Percussive Notes - Volume 21, page 71

Forms of utonality

pluralutonalities

Questions about utonality

What does utonality mean?
Utonality means a family of pitches that can all be expressed as ratios with a specified fixed tone, such that all ratios have the same numerator; a subharmonic series.
What part of speech is utonality?
Utonality is a noun.
What is the plural of utonality?
The plural of utonality is utonalities.

Words near utonality in the dictionary

  1. Utoeya
  2. Utonagan
  3. Utonagans
  4. utonal
  5. utonalities
  6. utonality
  7. Utonian
  8. Utonians
  9. utopia
  10. utopiae
  11. utopian

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