quarter-tone

A form of quarter tone — The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone.

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Meanings

nounquarter-tone (plural quarter-tones)

plural quarter-tones

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of quarter tone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhalf of a semitone

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Broader
intervalmusical interval
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

quarter-tone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-tone

MLA

“quarter-tone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-tone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-tone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-tone.

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