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Synonyms for whole tone

  • noun

Most common

major second step whole step tone

All synonyms

Noun

whole step, major second, step, tone

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Other spellings
wholetone

Example sentences

  • step One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
  • tone Did you pick up on that strange tone in his voice?

By length

4 letters
step1, tone1