whole-tone scale

noun

a scale with intervals of only whole steps

“A whole-tone scale starting on C: {c'd'e'fis'gis'ais'c2}”

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Meanings

nounwhole-tone scale (plural whole-tone scales)

plural whole-tone scales

  1. entertainmenta scale with intervals of only whole steps

    A whole-tone scale starting on C: {c'd'e'fis'gis'ais'c2}

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whole-tone scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole-tone%20scale.

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