💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Half step"
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| Word | Definition |
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| semitonenoun | (music) A musical interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used |
| half-stepverb | (slang, African-American Vernacular) To back down from; fail to follow through or complete; to be slack |
| whole stepnoun | (music) An interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone. |
| stepnoun | An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. |
| minor seventhnoun | (music) A musical interval in Western music that is equal to or approximates a ratio of 9/5 or 16/9, depending on the context. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans ten semitones and seven degrees of the diatonic scale. |
| quarter tonenoun | (music) The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone. |
| major seventhnoun | (music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 15/8. It is one semitone wider than a minor seventh. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eleven semitones, spans seven degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished octave. |
| major secondnoun | (music) An interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 9/8 or 10/9, less commonly 8/7. |
| cycle of fifthsnoun | (music theory) A sequence of bass notes at intervals of one perfect fifth lower than the previous note. In twelve-tone equal temperament the sequence repeats every twelve tones, forming a cycle. |
| octavenoun | (music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency. |
| minor sixthnoun | (music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 8:5. It is one chromatic semitone narrower than a major sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of eight semitones and spanning six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to an augmented fifth. |
| twelfthnoun | One of twelve equal parts of a whole. |
| seventeenthnoun | One of seventeen equal parts of a whole. |
| major sixthnoun | (music) A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3. It is one chromatic semitone wider than a minor sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones, spans six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished seventh. |
| half tonenoun | Alternative form of halftone. [(music) Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.] |
| perfect fifthnoun | (music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale. |
| whole tonenoun | (music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to a frequency ratio of 8/7, 9/8, or 10/9, depending on the tuning system used. In meantone tunings (including twelve-tone equal temperament), there is only one whole tone, though tuning systems that are not meantone have a "major tone" of 9/8 and a "minor tone" of 10/9. |
| quintnoun | (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire. |
| halftonenoun | (printing) A picture made by using the process of half-toning. |
| centnoun | (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
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