Meanings
nounminor scale (plural minor scales)
plural minor scales
- entertainmentAny diatonic scale whose first, third, and fifth scale degrees form a minor triad.
- entertainmentThe natural minor scale.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
Similar
minor diatonic scale
Broader
modemusical mode
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小音階 /小音阶, 小調音階 /小调音阶
- 小音階 /小音阶 (xiǎoyīnjiē)diatonic scale
- 小調音階 /小调音阶diatonic scale
- 小调音階 (xiǎodiào yīnjiē)diatonic scale
Finnish molliasteikko
- molliasteikkodiatonic scale
French gamme mineure, mode mineur
- gamme mineurediatonic scale
- mode mineurdiatonic scale
Hungarian moll hangsor/skála
- moll hangsor/skáladiatonic scale
Norwegian Bokmål moll
- molldiatonic scale
Polish skala molowa, skala minorowa
- skala molowadiatonic scale
- skala minorowadiatonic scale
Romanian gamă minoră
- gamă minorădiatonic scale
Russian мино́рная га́мма
- мино́рная га́мма (minórnaja gámma)diatonic scale
Cite this entry
APA
minor scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20scale
MLA
“minor scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20scale. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minor scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minor%20scale.
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