Meanings
- entertainmentThe correct sounding of notes or intervals; true pitch.
- entertainmentA tuning system in which intervals (the space between notes' frequencies) are derived from simple whole number ratios.
But the combinatorial tones of the equally tempered Thirds lie between those of the perfect and Pythagorean Thirds, and are less than a semitone different from those of just intonation.
1895 [1877], Alexander J. Ellis, transl., On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music, translation of Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen als physiologische Grundlage für die Theorie der Musik by Hermann von Helmholtz, page 314Synonyms: pure intonation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tuning system in which intervals (the space between notes' frequencies) are derived from simple whole number ratios.
Translations
Chinese 纯律
- 纯律 (chúnlǜ)tuning
German reine Stimmung
- reine Stimmungtuning
Spanish temperamento justo
- temperamento justotuning
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just intonation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20intonation
“just intonation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20intonation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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