MAJOR SCALE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase major scale. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for MAJOR SCALE
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diatonic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals adjective satellite • based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music | ||||||||
ionian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to the ancient Ionians who lived in Attica and related territories, to their Ionic dialect of Greek, or to their culture noun • a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken in the central west coast of Asia Minor, the islands of Chios and Samos, islands across the central Aegean, and on the large island of Euboea north of Athens • the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia | ||||||||
major | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • of greater importance or stature or rank • greater in scope or effect • greater in number or size or amount • of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees • of greater seriousness or danger • of full legal age noun • a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain • British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) • a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject • the principal field of study of a student at a university adjective satellite • of the elder of two boys with the same family name verb • have as one's principal field of study | ||||||||
major diatonic scale | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th |