semitone
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛmitoʊn/
The English word “semitone” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided.
- The semitone in 12-tone equal temperament, with frequency ratio of the twelfth root of two.
- Any of the pitches of a chromatic scale.
- An interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used.
Etymology
From semi- + tone.
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