hexachord


hex·a·chord

H0180700 (hĕk′sə-kôrd′)n. A sequence of six tones with a semitone in the middle, the others being whole tones, that was used in medieval music.
[Medieval Latin hexachordum, from Latin hexachordos, having six strings or stops : Greek hexa-, hexa- + Greek -khordos, string, note (from khordē; see cord).]

hexachord

(ˈhɛksəˌkɔːd) n (Music, other) (in medieval musical theory) any of three diatonic scales based upon C, F, and G, each consisting of six notes, from which solmization was developed

hex•a•chord

(ˈhɛk səˌkɔrd)

n. a diatonic series of six tones having a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others. [1685–95; < Late Greek hexáchordos having six strings]
Translations
hexacordeesacordo