Definition of mean tone in English:

mean tone

(also mean-tone, meantone)

noun ˈmiːn ˌtəʊn

Music

(As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which a major third may be divided, used as a basis for tuning keyboard instruments before the general adoption of equal temperament.

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Young (1773–1829), physician and natural philosopher. From mean + tone.

(also mean-tone, meantone)

nounˈmiːn ˌtəʊn

Music

(As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which a major third may be divided, used as a basis for tuning keyboard instruments before the general adoption of equal temperament.

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Young (1773–1829), physician and natural philosopher. From mean + tone.

单词	mean tone
释义	Definition of mean tone in English: mean tone (also mean-tone, meantone) noun ˈmiːn ˌtəʊn Music (As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which a major third may be divided, used as a basis for tuning keyboard instruments before the general adoption of equal temperament. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Young (1773–1829), physician and natural philosopher. From mean + tone. Definition of mean tone in US English: mean tone (also mean-tone, meantone) nounˈmiːn ˌtəʊn Music (As two words or hyphenated.) Either of the two equal intervals of a whole tone into which a major third may be divided, used as a basis for tuning keyboard instruments before the general adoption of equal temperament. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Young (1773–1829), physician and natural philosopher. From mean + tone.
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