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whole-tone scale

whole-tone scale noun: a scale with intervals of only whole steps.

Noun

whole-tone scale (plural whole-tone scales)

  1. a scale with intervals of only whole steps
    • A whole-tone scale starting on C:
      {c'd'e'fis'gis'ais'c2}

Forms of whole-tone scale

pluralwhole-tone scales

Questions about whole-tone scale

What does whole-tone scale mean?
Whole-tone scale means a scale with intervals of only whole steps.
What part of speech is whole-tone scale?
Whole-tone scale is a noun.
What is the plural of whole-tone scale?
The plural of whole-tone scale is whole-tone scales.

Words near whole-tone scale in the dictionary

  1. whole-skinned
  2. whole-souled
  3. whole-time
  4. whole-timer
  5. whole-timers
  6. whole-tone scale
  7. whole-tone scales
  8. whole-wheat
  9. whole-wheat bread
  10. whole-wheat breads
  11. wholecar

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