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Meaning of "chromatic semitone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHROMATIC SEMITONE

chromatic semitone  [krəˈmætɪk ˈsɛmɪˌtəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHROMATIC SEMITONE

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Chromatic semitone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHROMATIC SEMITONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Augmented unison

In modern Western tonal music theory an augmented unison or augmented prime is the interval between two notes on the same staff position, or denoted by the same note letter, whose alterations cause them, in ordinary equal temperament, to be one semitone apart. In other words, it is a unison where one note has been altered by a half-step, such as B♭ and B♮ or C♮ and C♯. The interval is often described as a chromatic semitone. In 12 tone equal temperament, it is the enharmonic equivalent of a diatonic semitone or minor second, although in other tunings the diatonic semitone is a wider interval.

Definition of chromatic semitone in the English dictionary

The definition of chromatic semitone in the dictionary is the pitch difference between one note and its sharpened or flattened equivalent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHROMATIC SEMITONE


acetone
ˈæsɪˌtəʊn
barbitone
ˈbɑːbɪˌtəʊn
baritone
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
baryton
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
barytone
ˈbærɪˌtəʊn
bass-baritone
ˌbeɪsˈbærɪˌtəʊn
ditone
ˈdaɪˌtəʊn
ecotone
ˈiːkəˌtəʊn
goldtone
ˈɡəʊldˌtəʊn
halftone
ˈhɑːfˌtəʊn
monotone
ˈmɒnəˌtəʊn
Movietone
ˈmuːvɪˌtəʊn
multitone
ˈmʌltɪˌtəʊn
overtone
ˈəʊvəˌtəʊn
paroxytone
pəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn
proparoxytone
ˌprəʊpəˈrɒksɪˌtəʊn
ringtone
ˈrɪŋˌtəʊn
semitone
ˈsɛmɪˌtəʊn
tritone
ˈtraɪˌtəʊn
undertone
ˈʌndəˌtəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHROMATIC SEMITONE

chromate
chromatic
chromatic aberration
chromatic adaptation
chromatic colour
chromatic printing
chromatic scale
chromatically
chromaticism
chromaticity
chromaticity coordinates
chromaticity diagram
chromaticness
chromatics
chromatid
chromatin
chromatinic
chromatist
chromatogram
chromatograph

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHROMATIC SEMITONE

cornerstone
Crotone
cyclobarbitone
diatonic semitone
firestone
gemstone
Gladstone
hearthstone
keystone
kill two birds with one stone
limestone
milestone
pentobarbitone
phenobarbitone
rhinestone
rolling stone
stepping stone
stone
tone
two-tone

Synonyms and antonyms of chromatic semitone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chromatic semitone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHROMATIC SEMITONE

Find out the translation of chromatic semitone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chromatic semitone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chromatic semitone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半音音阶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semitono cromático
570 millions of speakers

English

chromatic semitone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंगीन अर्द्धस्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لوني نصف نعمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хроматические полутона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semitom cromático
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রোমিয়াম semitone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-ton chromatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semitone kromatik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chromatischen Halbton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

彩色半音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반음계 반음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semitone kromatis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semitone sắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறமான அரைப்புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रंगीबेरंगी सेमीटोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kromatik semiton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semitono cromatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chromatyczny półton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хроматичні півтони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semiton cromatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρωματικές ημιτόνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chromatiese semitoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kromatisk halvton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kromatisk halvtone
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHROMATIC SEMITONE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chromatic semitone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHROMATIC SEMITONE»

Discover the use of chromatic semitone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chromatic semitone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pantologia: a new cabinet cyclopaedia, comprehending a ...
Seven of these have been already described, among the diatonic intervals ; the remaining five form another species of intervals, called extreme or chromatic. Of these, the chromatic semitone, the extreme sharp second, flat third, and flat fourth , ...
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Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia, Comprehending a Complete ...
The chromatic semitone is the distance or interval between any note, and that same note elevated by a sharp, or depressed by a flat. This semitone was termed by the Pythagoreans apotnmc, and the diatonic semitone was termed limma.
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, 1813
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. ...
Seven of these have been already described, among the diatonic intervals ; the remaining five form another species of intervals, called extreme or chromatic. Of these, the chromatic semitone, the extreme sharp second, flat third, and flat fourth  ...
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, 1819
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A dictionary of science, literature and art
First, the chromatic semitone is the interval between any note and the mime depressed by n flat or raised by a sharp. Second, the extreme sharp second, which onsirts of a tone and a chromatic semitone, being composed of fwo degrees. Third ...
William Thomas Brande, Joseph Cauvin, 1845
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Grammar of vocal music, founded on the Method of Wilhem. ...
John Pyke Hullah, Guillaume Louis Bocquillon-Wilhem. Chapter XXXIII. SECONDS— continued. Prepare Large Sheets Nos. 14 and 17. THE CHROMATIC SEMITONE. 1. The chromatic semitone is the interval between any given note, and that ...
John Pyke Hullah, Guillaume Louis Bocquillon-Wilhem, 1843
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A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the ...
Second, the extreme »harp second, which consists of a tone and a chromatic semitone, being composed of two degrees. Third, the extreme flat third, which contains two diatonic semitones, consisting of three degrees ; or it is the minor third ...
William Thomas Brande, 1842
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A New Theory of Chromaticism from the Late Sixteenth to the ...
This explains why a chromatic circle-of-fifths progression such as the one in example 14 will never contain a true chromatic semitone.65 Example 16b presents the opposite side of the coin. Here the soprano semitone is clearly chromatic, ...
Kyle Adams, 2006
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Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Music
For this reason it is quite logical that the progressive development of musical culture through different times has evolved from the plain diatonic to the chromatic; that is, it has learned to make use of the chromatic semitone along with the ...
David Kopp, 2006
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The Edinburgh encyclopedia
Chromatic Semitone. Minor or perfect fourth 1 T, 1 1, t S Major or perfect fifth 2 T, 1 t, 1 S Major fourth 2 T, 1 t . . . Minor fifth I T, 1 r, 2 S 242. The smallest interval used in the above table is the diatonic semitone; but there are smaller intervals ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832
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Edinburgh encyclopedia: conducted by David Brewster, with ...
Chromatic Semitone. ; Minor or perfect fourth 1 T, 1 t, 1 S Major or perfect fifth . . 2 T, 1 t, 1 S ! Major fourth . 2 T, 1 t . . . ! Minor fifth . . . ' 1 T, 1 t, 2 S 242. The smallest interval used in the above table is the diatonic semitone ; but there are smaller ...
‎1832

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