semitone.
One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided.
Meaning & usage
One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English tone English semitone From semi- + tone.
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