bugle scale

noun

The set of five distinct overtones that can be played on a simple bugle, without the use of valves or other pitch-altering devices.

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Meanings

nounbugle scale (plural bugle scales)

plural bugle scales

  1. entertainmentThe set of five distinct overtones that can be played on a simple bugle, without the use of valves or other pitch-altering devices.
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APA

bugle scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugle%20scale

MLA

“bugle scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugle%20scale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bugle scale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugle%20scale.

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