whole-tone step

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• whole-tone scale — /hohl tohn /, Music. a scale progressing entirely by whole tones, as C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, C. * * * ▪ music  in music, a scalar arrangement of pitches, each separated from the next by a whole tone step (or whole step), in contradistinction to the… …   Universalium

• Whole tone scale — Qualities Number of pitch classes 6 Maximal evenness Degenerate well formed collection In music, a whole tone scale is a scale in which each note is separated from its neighbors by the interval of a whole …   Wikipedia

• whole tone — n. Music an interval consisting of two adjacent semitones: also whole step * * * …   Universalium

• whole tone — n. Music an interval consisting of two adjacent semitones: also whole step …   English World dictionary

• whole tone — noun a musical interval of two semitones • Syn: ↑tone, ↑step, ↑whole step • Hypernyms: ↑interval, ↑musical interval * * * noun see whole step * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• whole tone — noun see whole step …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• whole tone — /ˈhoʊl toʊn/ (say hohl tohn) noun a musical interval of two semitones, as A B or C D; a major second. Also, US, whole step …  

• whole step — noun a musical interval of two semitones • Syn: ↑tone, ↑whole tone, ↑step • Hypernyms: ↑interval, ↑musical interval * * * noun or …   Useful english dictionary

• whole step — whole′ step n. mad a musical interval, as A–B or B–C♯, encompassing two semitones Also called whole′ tone . • Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

• whole step —    , whole tone    alternate names for the step2, a unit used in music to express the ratio in frequency between two tones …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• tone — toneless, adj. tonelessly, adv. tonelessness, n. /tohn/, n., v., toned, toning. n. 1. any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones. 2. quality or character of sound. 3. vocal sound; the sound… …   Universalium