Musical interval

• Difference between pitches rejected by United
• Discharge some after second interval
• B to C, e.g
• Half step, in music

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to half a tone or one-twelfth of an octave 2 (context music English) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Any of the pitches of the ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A semitone , also called a half step or a half tone , is the smallest musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music, and it is considered the most dissonant when sounded harmonically. It is defined as the interval between two adjacent notes in a ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Semitone \Sem"i*tone\, n. [Pref. semi- + tone. CF. Hemitone .] (Mus.) Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale. Note: There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See Tone ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument [syn: half step ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from semi- + tone (n.) in the musical sense.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In the following bars the conflict is even greater, as the note relationships are closer - tones and semitones. ▪ The first two-bar phrase uses all twelve semitones except A. ▪ The last bar is full of counter-movement, both in ...