chromatic scale

noun

A scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave.

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Meanings

nounchromatic scale (plural chromatic scales)

plural chromatic scales

  1. entertainmentA scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 半音階 /半音阶
  • 半音階 /半音阶 (bànyīnjiē)a scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Dutch chromatische toonladder
  • chromatische toonladdera scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Finnish kromaattinen asteikko
  • kromaattinen asteikkoa scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
French échelle chromatique
  • échelle chromatiquea scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
German chromatische Tonleiter
  • chromatische Tonleitera scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Irish scála leath-thonach
  • scála leath-thonacha scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Japanese 半音階
  • 半音階 (han'onkai)a scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Māori āwhata tokitoki
  • āwhata tokitokia scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Polish skala dwunastodźwiękowa, skala chromatyczna
  • skala dwunastodźwiękowaa scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
  • skala chromatycznaa scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Portuguese escala cromática
  • escala cromáticaa scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Russian хроматическая гамма
  • хроматическая гамма (xromatičeskaja gamma)a scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Spanish escala cromática
  • escala cromáticaa scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Swedish kromatisk skala
  • kromatisk skalaa scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Tagalog talalinggang pinayaman
  • talalinggang pinayamana scale including all intervals of a particular tuning within an octave
Cite this entry
APA

chromatic scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatic%20scale

MLA

“chromatic scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatic%20scale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromatic scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatic%20scale.

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