单词 | diatonic |
释义 | Word Frequency diatonic(ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk) adjective 1. of, relating to, or based upon any scale of five tones and two semitones produced by playing the white keys of a keyboard instrument, esp the natural major or minor scales forming the basis of the key system in Western music Compare chromatic (sense 2)2. not involving the sharpening or flattening of the notes of the major or minor scale nor the use of such notes as modified by accidentals Derived forms diatonically (ˌdiaˈtonically) adverb diatonicism (ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪˌsɪzəm) noun Word origin C16: from Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos extending, from diateinein to stretch out, from dia- + teinein to stretch |
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