Meanings
noundiatonic scale (plural diatonic scales)
plural diatonic scales
- entertainmentA seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.
Translations
Esperanto diatona gamo
- diatona gamodiatonic scale
Finnish diatoninen asteikko
- diatoninen asteikkodiatonic scale
French échelle diatonique, gamme diatonique
- échelle diatoniquediatonic scale
- gamme diatoniquediatonic scale
German Diatonik
- Diatonikdiatonic scale
Italian scala diatonica
- scala diatonicadiatonic scale
Japanese 全音階
- 全音階 (zen onkai)diatonic scale
Māori āwhata waru
- āwhata warudiatonic scale
Norwegian diatonisk skala
- diatonisk skaladiatonic scale
Polish skala diatoniczna
- skala diatonicznadiatonic scale
Portuguese escala diatônica
- escala diatônicadiatonic scale
Romanian gamă diatonică
- gamă diatonicădiatonic scale
Russian диатоническая гамма
- диатоническая гамма (diatoničeskaja gamma)diatonic scale
Spanish escala diatónica
- escala diatónicadiatonic scale
Tagalog talalinggang payak
- talalinggang payakdiatonic scale
Cite this entry
APA
diatonic scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatonic%20scale
MLA
“diatonic scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatonic%20scale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diatonic scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatonic%20scale.
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