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Meaning of "pentatonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTATONIC

pentatonic  [ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTATONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pentatonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENTATONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pentatonic scale

A pentatonic scale is a musical scale or mode with five notes per octave in contrast to a heptatonic scale such as the major scale and minor scale. Pentatonic scales are very common and are found all over the world. They are divided into those with semitones and those without.

Definition of pentatonic in the English dictionary

The definition of pentatonic in the dictionary is relating to any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTATONIC


auxotonic
ˌɔːksəˈtɒnɪk
catatonic
ˌkætəˈtɒnɪk
cratonic
krəˈtɒnɪk
diatonic
ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk
heptatonic
ˌhɛptəˈtɒnɪk
homotonic
ˌhɒməˈtɒnɪk
hypertonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
hypotonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
megatonic
ˌmeɡəˈtɒnɪk
monotonic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk
myotonic
ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk
Neo-Platonic
ˌniːəʊpləˈtɒnɪk
opisthotonic
əˌpɪsθəˈtɒnɪk
orthotonic
ˌɔːθəˈtɒnɪk
paratonic
ˌpærəˈtɒnɪk
Platonic
pləˈtɒnɪk
stratonic
strəˈtɒnɪk
supertonic
ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk
tonic
ˈtɒnɪk
vagotonic
ˌveɪɡəˈtɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTATONIC

pentaquark
pentarch
pentarchical
pentarchies
pentarchy
pentastich
pentastichous
pentastyle
pentasyllabic
Pentateuch
Pentateuchal
pentathlete
pentathlon
pentathlum
pentatomic
pentatonic scale
pentavalence
pentavalency
pentavalent
pentazocine

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTATONIC

architectonic
atonic
cardiotonic
dystonic
electronic
electrotonic
epitonic
excitonic
geotectonic
Indian tonic
isotonic
ketonic
leptonic
Miltonic
photonic
phytoplanktonic
planktonic
plutonic
protonic
syntonic
Teutonic

Synonyms and antonyms of pentatonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentatonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTATONIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

五声音阶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pentatónica
570 millions of speakers

English

pentatonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentatonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخماسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пентатонике
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pentatônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pentatonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pentatonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pentatonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pentatonischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペンタトニックの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pentatonik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngũ âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pentatonic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Pentatonic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentatonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentatonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pentatonika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пентатонике
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentatonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεντατονικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentatoniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentatoniska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentatoniske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentatonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTATONIC»

The term «pentatonic» is regularly used and occupies the 91.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTATONIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTATONIC»

Discover the use of pentatonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentatonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pentatonic Khancepts
In this book, Steve takes a potentially very complex subject -- the creation of new, different, and creative melodies -- and shows how using two very simple and very guitaristic pentatonic scales, you can unleash an inexhaustible supply of ...
Steve Khan, 2002
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Pentatonic Improvisation: Modern Pentatonic Ideas for ...
Designed to spark a modern, dynamic fire under improvising chops, Pentatonic Improvisation may change your definition of "pentatonic" forever! A CD demonstrating all the examples in the book is included.
Erik Halbig, 2005
3
The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and ...
PENT ATONIC AND BLUES SCALES Though everyone is familiar with the sound of playing on only the black notes of the piano, not everyone realizes that they form a pure pentatonic scale. A pentatonic scale is simply a five (penta-) tone ...
Dan Haerle, 1980
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Blues Guitar For Dummies
The pentatonic scale is probably the greatest thing to happen to the blues since the Mississippi Delta. The scale was born to play the blues. When using this scale, it's virtually impossible to hit a wrong note — meaning all the notes sound good ...
Jon Chappell, 2011
5
The Ultimate Guitar Chord Bible
Lydian Harmonic Major Lydiphrygian "6 Major 6 Diminished Major Pentatonic BIues Minor 6 Diminished Minor Pentatonic BIues PhrygiIydian Tritonic Tritonic 1st Inversion Tritonic 2nd Inversion PENTATONIC Dominant T3 Pentatonic 36 ...
Buck Brown, 2004
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Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist
PARALLEL A pentatonic scale contains five different notes (the Greek word " pente" means "five"). Pentatonic scales are used in many musical styles. The major pentatonic and minor * f ~[h® minor pentatonic scale^formula pentatonic are the ...
Capuzzo, Guy
7
The Big Book of Jazz Piano Improvisation: Tools and and ...
However, the most common application of scale superimposition involves the use of pentatonic scales, which we looked at on page 10. You can superimpose the major pentatonic scale (or minor pentatonic, which is itself a mode of the major ...
Noah Baerman, 2003
8
The Exotic in Western Music
Saens's remarked, "the ancient modes are making a comeback, to be hotly pursued by the scales of the East in all their tremendous variety."10 Both the whole-tone and pentatonic scales favored by Debussy have at various times been likened ...
Jonathan Bellman, 1998
9
Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music
Pentatonic scales can be obtained in several different ways, and as we will see, there are many different scales of this type. In chapter 1 we saw that Pythagoras obtained a pentatonic scale using fifths. Another method is to use the standard ...
Barry Parker, 2010
10
Pentatonic (Penguin Specials): A Story of Music
In Pentatonic, Jonathan Coe movingly explores the memories that unite us and the experiences that drive us apart. The story is simultaneously available as a digital download with the piece of music which originally inspired the story.
Jonathan Coe, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTATONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentatonic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beyond Blues: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach
In Ex. 2 we're simply playing the notes of E minor pentatonic (E–G–A–B–D) with a big sound and big attitude. In a riff like this, it's as much about ... «Premier Guitar, Jul 15»
2
Auburn Montessori school conducting online fundraiser for musical …
The campaign will support the purchase of bells, an Auris pentatonic glockenspiel, wind reeds for saxophone, recorders, shakers and bubingas ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Today in history: The city of Santiago de Cuba is 500 years old
During Carnival, traditional conga music is played in the streets on a traditional pentatonic trumpet, called the trompeta china. A relatively high ... «People's World, Jul 15»
4
Yonatan Gat Releases CD And Vinyl Hybrid Album
... Cuban son from Senegal; Chicano rock from Los Angeles; Afro-Brazilian soul from Rio de Janeiro; and the pentatonic and Arabic scales that ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
5
Shoreworld: The Vansaders – Jumping At Shadows Record …
Bass and drums hum at overdrive BPMs as the guitar work of Matt Cincotta cuts rusty swaths of pentatonic pandemonium down the middle of ... «Aquarian Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Analog Man: A Joe Walsh Primer
Walsh primarily sticks to pentatonic and blues scales, but he'll occasionally reach for notes outside—especially when bending. Play through Ex. «Premier Guitar, Jul 15»
7
Review: Tenor, chorus and conductor carry Opera Center's 'Roméo …
They reveled in the bouncy pentatonic phrases that may or may not have been inspired by vernacular music the composer heard during his ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
8
A Land of Positivity: The 405 meets Sinead Harnett
... that's not Thai but there's certain things on the first single that's a bit... pentatonic, maybe? Things that make you want to move your hips a bit ... «The 405, Jul 15»
9
Cashmere Cat to Play Fox Theatre, 8/27
... non beholden to conventional pop arrangement we find Cat in abundant celebration with a range of highly syncopated pentatonic workouts. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
10
Stormy weather no problem for Boston Landmarks Orchestra's sea …
Wilkins and the orchestra gave a bold reading of the work, the musicians rendering the pentatonic main theme with grace and mystery while ... «Boston Classical Review, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pentatonic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pentatonic>. May 2024 ».
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