tritone

See also: Tritone

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ tone

Noun

tritone (plural tritones)

1. (music) An interval of three whole tones.
   • 2007 February 17, Ben Ratliff, “For Some Unmellowed Metalheads, Middle Age Is Nothing to Fear”:

     The mini-epic “Seasons in the Abyss,” with its ringing tritone interval at the beginning, its extended solos, its medium tempo, was as close as Slayer got to a groove.

   The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

Synonyms

• devil's interval

Abbreviations

• TT

Related terms

• augmented fourth
• diminished fifth

Translations

an interval of three whole tones

• Portuguese: trítono m

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Italian

Noun

tritone m (plural tritoni)

1. newt, triton

Anagrams

• ritento, ritentò, tintore, tornite