† mesotonicadj.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, tonic adj.

Etymology: < meso- comb. form + tonic adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mesotǫ·nik) /mɛsəʊˈtɒnɪk/.

Music. Obsolete. rare.

Designating or relating to the mean tone (see mean tone n.).

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tempered1728

well-tempered1820

isotonic1828

mesotonic1864

commatic1875

schistic1875

tertian1875

temperate1876

1864 A. J. Ellis in Proc. Royal Soc. 13 408 This is known as the System of Mean Tones, or the Mesotonic System, as it will be here termed.

1896 A. J. Hipkins Descr. & Hist. Pianoforte 103 To extend Mesotonic or Mean tone tuning to the keys of E flat and A flat major.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	mesotonic
释义	† mesotonicadj. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, tonic adj. Etymology: < meso- comb. form + tonic adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mesotǫ·nik) /mɛsəʊˈtɒnɪk/. Music. Obsolete. rare. Designating or relating to the mean tone (see mean tone n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] > specific system of tuning tempered1728 well-tempered1820 isotonic1828 mesotonic1864 commatic1875 schistic1875 tertian1875 temperate1876 1864 A. J. Ellis in Proc. Royal Soc. 13 408 This is known as the System of Mean Tones, or the Mesotonic System, as it will be here termed. 1896 A. J. Hipkins Descr. & Hist. Pianoforte 103 To extend Mesotonic or Mean tone tuning to the keys of E flat and A flat major. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1864
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