| 释义 |
lim·ma
\ˈlimə\ noun
(plural limma·ta \-əd.ə\)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek leimma Pythagorean semitone, remnant, from leipein to leave — more at loan
1. in ancient Greek music : a semitone in the Pythagorean scale that is less than half a whole step and is designated as the difference between a perfect fourth and two whole steps or 256/243 — called also diesis
2. [Late Greek leimma, from Greek] : a pause in Greek verse equivalent to one mora — symbol Λ, λ, ∧ |