tritone

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See also: Tritone

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ tone

Pronunciation

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Noun

tritone (plural tritones)

(music) An interval of three whole tones.
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The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

Synonyms

devil's interval

Abbreviations

TT

Derived terms

semitritone

See also

Translations

an interval of three whole tones

Chinese:
Cantonese: 三全音 (saam¹ cyun⁴ jam¹)

Mandarin: 三全音 (sānquányīn)
Czech: tritón m
French: triton (fr) m
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Italian: tritono m
Portuguese: trítono (pt) m
Romanian: triton (ro) n
Russian: трито́н (ru) m (tritón)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Italian

Noun

tritone m (plural tritoni)

newt, triton

Anagrams

ritento, ritentò, tintore, tornite

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