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harmonicnoun	(physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
colornoun	(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
coloringnoun	An act or process which applies color.
huenoun	A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
flavornoun	The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
partial	Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
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.
wholetonenoun	Alternative form of whole tone. [(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.]
octavenoun	(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
tonenoun	(music) A specific pitch.
perfect octavenoun	(music) A musical interval of the Western twelve-semitone system consisting of twelve semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is enharmonically equivalent to an augmented seventh and is commonly referred to as an octave.
intertonenoun	A tone of intermediate pitch between two others
escape tonenoun	(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord
leading tonenoun	(music) scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree
octave speciesnoun	(music) In Ancient Greek music, a specific sequence of intervals within an octave.
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.
quadtonenoun	A picture printed in four shades.
tetrachordnoun	(music) Any set of four different pitch classes.
tritonenoun	(music) An interval of three whole tones.
half tonenoun	Alternative form of halftone. [(music) Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale.]