tritone


tri·tone

T0370500 (trī′tōn′)n. Music An interval composed of three whole tones.
[Medieval Latin tritonus, from Greek tritonos, having three tones : tri-, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + tonos, tone; see tone.]

tritone

(ˈtraɪˌtəʊn) n (Music, other) a musical interval consisting of three whole tones; augmented fourth

tri•tone

(ˈtraɪˌtoʊn)

n. a musical interval consisting of three whole steps. [1600–10; < Medieval Latin tritonus < Greek trítonos having three tones]
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