| Demitone | n. (Mus.) Semitone. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Semitone | n. [ Pref. semi- + tone. CF. Hemitone. ] (Mus.) Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See Tone. J. S. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| semitone |
| semitone | (n) the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument, Syn. half step |
| 半音 | [半 音] semitone #104,324 [Add to Longdo] |
| 半音程 | [半 音 程] semitone [Add to Longdo] |