Semitone


noun, Music.
1.
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
noun
1.
an interval corresponding to a frequency difference of 100 cents as measured in the system of equal temperament, and denoting the pitch difference between certain adjacent degrees of the diatonic scale (diatonic semitone) or between one note and its sharpened or flattened equivalent (chromatic semitone); minor second Also called (US and Canadian) half step Compare whole tone

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