diatonic

[ dahy-uh-ton-ik ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈtɒn ɪk /

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adjective Music.

noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.

of or relating to the tones, intervals, or harmonies of such scales.

Origin of diatonic

1590–1600; <Late Latin diatonicus<Greek diatonikós;see dia-, tonic

OTHER WORDS FROM diatonic

di·a·ton·i·cal·ly, adverbun·di·a·ton·ic, adjectiveun·di·a·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby diatonic

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Example sentences from the Web for diatonic

We also meet with a pentatonic order of intervals in which the Third is flat like in our diatonic minor scale.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)|Carl Engel
With a good hearty roll in the dust and its diatonic accompaniment of snorts, groans and grunts, he rises refreshed.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
These eight beatitudes are the diatonic scale of heaven's music.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew|John Monro Gibson
By this means, says Domnich, a diatonic and chromatic scale was obtained.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various

The notes are the fifth, and major third, of the diatonic scale.
The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2|William Lisle Bowles

British Dictionary definitions for diatonic

diatonic

/ (ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk) /

adjective

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 musicCompare chromatic (def. 2)

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

Derived forms of diatonic

diatonically, adverbdiatonicism (ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪˌsɪzəm), noun

Word Origin for diatonic

C16: from Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos extending, from diateinein to stretch out, from dia- + teinein to stretch

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释义	diatonic [ dahy-uh-ton-ik ] / ˌdaɪ əˈtɒn ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diatonic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Music. noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales. of or relating to the tones, intervals, or harmonies of such scales. Origin of diatonic 1590–1600; <Late Latin diatonicus<Greek diatonikós;see dia-, tonic OTHER WORDS FROM diatonic di·a·ton·i·cal·ly, adverbun·di·a·ton·ic, adjectiveun·di·a·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby diatonic diatom, diatomaceous, diatomaceous earth, diatomic, diatomite, diatonic, diatonicism, diatreme, diatribe, diatropism, Diaz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diatonic We also meet with a pentatonic order of intervals in which the Third is flat like in our diatonic minor scale. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume II (of 2)\|Carl Engel With a good hearty roll in the dust and its diatonic accompaniment of snorts, groans and grunts, he rises refreshed. The Army Mule and Other War Sketches\|Henry A. Castle These eight beatitudes are the diatonic scale of heaven's music. Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew\|John Monro Gibson By this means, says Domnich, a diatonic and chromatic scale was obtained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6\|Various The notes are the fifth, and major third, of the diatonic scale. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2\|William Lisle Bowles British Dictionary definitions for diatonic diatonic / (ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪk) / adjective 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 musicCompare chromatic (def. 2) 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 Derived forms of diatonic diatonically, adverbdiatonicism (ˌdaɪəˈtɒnɪˌsɪzəm), noun Word Origin for diatonic C16: from Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos, from diatonos extending, from diateinein to stretch out, from dia- + teinein to stretch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diatonic neutral, colorless, achromous
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diatonic

adjective Music.

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