Equal temperament

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:

Synonyms

just intonation meantone whole tone perfect fifth perfect interval cycle of fifths whole-tone scale perfect fourth arabic scale major third semitone minor seventh

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