Diatonic

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  • adjective. Of or using only the seven tones of a standard scale without chromatic alterations.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In Greek music, noting one of the three standard tetrachords, consisting of four tones at the successive intervals of a half tone, a tone, and a tone: distinguished from chromatic and enharmonic. See tetrachord.
  • In modern music, using the tones, intervals. or harmonies of the standard major or minor scales without chromatic alteration.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first.
  • adjective. a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished from the chromatic scale.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Within the boundaries of a musical scale, most commonly the Western major or minor tonalities that have octaves of seven notes in a particular configuration
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  • adjective. based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
  • adjective. based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
    • Word Usage
    "There are many types of button accordions, usually with the buttons arranged in diatonic rows."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    chromatic  
    Equivalent
    tonal  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ionic  Masonic  Miltonic  Napoleonic  Panasonic  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    1-to-5  100-point  achromatic  chromatic  diatomic  
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