Definitions of tuning terms
© 1998 by Joseph L. Monzo
All definitions by Joe Monzo unless otherwise cited
with contributions by:
INDEX: numbers A B C D E F G H L J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
¢, cents
π, pi
0 modulo n
1/1
1/3-tone
1/4-comma meantone
1/6-tone
12-EQ
2/1
2nd, second
3/2 complement
3/4-tone
3rd-tone
4/3 Complement
6th-tone
88CET
adaptive JI
affect
algebraic number
alpha
anomaly
apotome
cents, ¢
Changless System
characteristic interval, C.I.
chord
chromatic
color, shade
Combination Product Sets (CPS)
comma
commatic drift
complement
complete
complex tone
complexity
conjugate
conjunct
constant structure
consistent
consonance, consonant
cps or c.p.s
critical band
deceptive diatonicity
degree
Dekatesserany
delta
determinant
deviation
diamond
diapason
diapente
diaphonic Cycles
diatessaron
diatonic
diatonon
diesis
diezeugmenon
disjunct, disjunction
dissonance, dissonant
ditone
ditoniaion
dominant
duodene
echos
EDO (equally-divided 'octave')
eikosany
ekbole
eklysis
enharmonic
enharmonicity
enharmonion
epimere
epimeris
epimore
epimorios
epsilon
equable diatonic
equal temperament
error
ET
Euler-Fokker genus
Euler genus
even number
experimental intonation
extended reference
factor
finity
fraction
framework, harmonic framework
frequency
fundamental
Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
gamma
gamut
genos
genus
gipsy scale
GPS, greater perfect system
gradus suavitatis, GS
greater perfect system, GPS
guide-tone
half tone
harmonia
harmonic
harmonic complexity
harmonic distance
harmonic entropy
harmonic series
harmonicity
harmonike
hemiolic
hemiolion
heptachord
heptatonic
heterophony, heterophonic
hexachord
hexad
hexagram
hexany
hexatonic
hexenharmonic
homonymous
homophony, homophonic
Hungarian minor scale
hyperenharmonic
identity
incomposite
indexed genera
indigestibility
integer
intense
interval
interval matrix
interval symmetric sets, ISS
inversion
irrational
ISS, interval symmetric sets
L (= Large)
lattice diagram
LCD, lowest common divisor
LCM, least common multiple
lowest common divisor, LCD
least common multiple, LCM
leimma, limma
lesser perfect system, LPS
limit
limma, leimma
limmatic
linear division
linear temperament
LPS, lesser perfect system
M3, major 3rd, major third
m3, minor 3rd, minor third
major mode, major scale
major scale, major mode
major third, major 3rd, M3
major 3rd, major third, M3
mandala
matrix
member
M.D., modal determinant
meantone
mediant
mediant averaging
mesolabium
microtemperament
microtone, microtonal
minor 3rd, minor third, m3
minor mode, minor scale
minor scale, minor mode
minor third, minor 3rd, m3
mod, modulo
modal determinant, M.D.
modal octave
mode
modulation
monochord
Monophony (capital 'M')
monophony (lower-case 'm'), monophonic
morphological metric
morphology
MOS
moment of symmetry
mutation
neo-Aristoxenian
neutral 3rd, neutral third
non-just non-equal
Numerary Nexus
octachord
octagram
octave, octave-equivalence
octave complement
octave species
Octony
odd number
odentity
otonality
p4, perfect 4th, perfect fourth
p5, perfect 5th, perfect fifth
pain
parachromatic
paratactical
partial
pentachord
pentachordal family
pentachordal interval, P.I.
pentachromatic
pentatonic
pentatriadic
pentenharmonic
perfect 4th, perfect fourth, p4
perfect 5th, perfect fifth, p5
perfect fifth, perfect 5th, p5
perfect fourth, perfect 4th, p4
Perfect Immutable System, PIS
periodicity
periodicity block
phonic
pi, π
P.I., pentachordal interval
PIS, Perfect Immutable System
pitch
pitch-class
polychordal
polymicrotonality
polyphony, polyphonic
polytriadic
prime
prime form
prime limit
Proper, Propriety
Ps., pseudo
Ptolemaic interpretation
pyknon
Pythagorean
Pythagorean Comma
ratio
reduplicated, reduplication
root
roughness
s (= small)
saturated
schisma, skhisma
schismic
Schlesinger harmoniai
second, 2nd
secondary ratios
semi-tempered
Semitone
septendecimal
septimal
Septimal Comma
shade, color
simplicity
sixth-tone
skhisma, schisma
skhismic major 3rd
skip
s (small)
soft
sonance
span
specific harmonicity
stella octangula
Stellated, Stellation
step
strictly proper
strong
subcommatic
subdominant
subgenus, subgenera
subharmonic
submediant
subminor 3rd
subtonic
superparticular
supertonic
syntonic
Syntonic Comma
system
temper
temperament
tertian harmony
Tetrachord
Tetrad
tetradekany
tetraphonic cycle
third-tone, 1/3-tone
three-quarter-tone
tolerance
tonality
tonalness
Tonality Diamond
tone
tonic
transcendental number
triad
triaphonic cycle
trichord
trichromatic
tridecimal
tritone
tritriadic
udentity
undecimal
unequal temperaments
unique
unison
unison vector
unit-proportion, UP
UP, unit-proportion
utonality
wafso-just
weak
well temperament
whole tone
wolf
Wosta of Zalzal
xenharmonic
xenharmonic bridge
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