📖 Definitions of "Microtone"
noun
- 1
Any interval smaller than a semitone
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Microtone"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| microtonalitynoun | (music) The use of microtones in composition. |
| micromelodynoun | (music) A melody based on a scale whose intervals are less that a semitone (used to investigate vocal accuracy) |
| limmanoun | (music) Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning. |
| microtonalismnoun | The use of microtones in music. |
| microtonalistnoun | One who uses microtones in music. |
| microtimingnoun | (music) Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance |
| microsoundnoun | A very short sound. |
| microtunernoun | An electronic device or audio software endowed with microtuning capabilities specifically designed and used to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament to be played. |
| demiflatnoun | (music) In microtonal music, a note played a quarter tone lower than a natural. |
| miniaturenoun | A small version of something; a model of reduced scale. |
| minor scalenoun | (music) The natural minor scale. |
| minutenoun | A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). |
| microquantitynoun | An extremely small quantity. |
| metric levelnoun | (music) The pulses in a metric structure. |
| microtonometrynoun | The measurement of very small pressures |
| microdontnoun | A tooth that is smaller than usual. |
| microincrementnoun | A very small increment |
| microminiaturenoun | A particularly small miniature. |
| minisolonoun | (music) A short solo. |
| submicronnoun | A unit smaller than a micron. |
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