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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•a•ton•ic (dī′ə ton′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Music.]- Chemistry, Music and Dancenoting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- Chemistry, Music and Danceof or pertaining to the tones, intervals, or harmonies of such scales.
- Greek diatonikós; see dia-, tonic
- Late Latin diatonicus
- 1590–1600
di′a•ton′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diatonic /ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk/ adj - 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
- 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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos extending, from diateinein to stretch out, from dia- + teinein to stretch |