| English Dictionary |
QUARTER-TONE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does quarter-tone mean?
• QUARTER-TONE (noun)
The noun QUARTER-TONE has 1 sense:
1. half of a semitone
Familiarity information: QUARTER-TONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Half of a semitone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
quarter-tone; quarter tone
Hypernyms ("quarter-tone" is a kind of...):
interval; musical interval (the difference in pitch between two notes)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Advice when most needed is least heeded." (English proverb)
"Who is shy dies from hunger." (Albanian proverb)
"Arrogance over the arrogant is modesty." (Arabic proverb)
"Words have no bones, but can break bones." (Corsican proverb)
"Who is shy dies from hunger." (Albanian proverb)
"Arrogance over the arrogant is modesty." (Arabic proverb)
"Words have no bones, but can break bones." (Corsican proverb)