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noun(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
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Czech hudební stupnice
- hudební stupnicea set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Finnish sävelasteikko, skaala
- sävelasteikkoa set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
- skaalaa set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
French gamme
- gammea set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
German Tonleiter
- Tonleitera set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Indonesian tangga nada
- tangga nadaa set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Japanese 音階
- 音階 (onkai)a set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Polish skala muzyczna
- skala muzycznaa set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Romanian scară muzicală
- scară muzicalăa set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Swedish tonskala
- tonskalaa set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Tagalog talalinigan, talalinggan
- talalinigana set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
- talalinggana set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
Vietnamese gam, âm giai
- gama set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
- âm giaia set of musical notes, typically ordered in pitch
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APA
musical scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musical%20scale
MLA
“musical scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musical%20scale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musical scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musical%20scale.
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