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chromatic semitone

Meaning of "chromatic semitone" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CHROMATIC SEMITONE

krəˈmætɪk ˈsɛmɪˌtəʊn


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 · barbitone · baritone · baryton · barytone · bass-baritone · ditone · ecotone · goldtone · halftone · monotone · Movietone · multitone · overtone · paroxytone · proparoxytone · ringtone · semitone · tritone · undertone

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.
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半音音阶
1,325 millions of speakers
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semitono cromático
570 millions of speakers
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chromatic semitone
510 millions of speakers
hi

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रंगीन अर्द्धस्वर
380 millions of speakers
ar

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لوني نصف نعمة
280 millions of speakers
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хроматические полутона
278 millions of speakers
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semitom cromático
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ক্রোমিয়াম semitone
260 millions of speakers
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demi-ton chromatique
220 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Malay

Semitone kromatik
190 millions of speakers
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chromatischen Halbton
180 millions of speakers
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彩色半音
130 millions of speakers
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반음계 반음
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Semitone kromatis
85 millions of speakers
vi

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semitone sắc
80 millions of speakers
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நிறமான அரைப்புள்ளி
75 millions of speakers
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रंगीबेरंगी सेमीटोन
75 millions of speakers
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Kromatik semiton
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it

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semitono cromatico
65 millions of speakers
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chromatyczny półton
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хроматичні півтони
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

semiton cromatic
30 millions of speakers
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χρωματικές ημιτόνιο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

chromatiese semitoon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kromatisk halvton
10 millions of speakers
no

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kromatisk halvtone
5 millions of speakers

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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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