PENTATONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pentatonic mean? 

• PENTATONIC (adjective)
  The adjective PENTATONIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to a pentatonic scale

  Familiarity information: PENTATONIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PENTATONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to a pentatonic scale

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pentatonic scale (a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted)

Derivation:

pentatone (a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted)

 Context examples 

After some experimenting, Heyer decided to use the pentatonic minor blues scale.

(Does Our Galaxy Sound Like Funky Blues Music?, George Putic/VOA)