meantone en · NOUN
Etymology
From mean + tone.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A musical temperament that generates all non-octave intervals from a stack of identical perfect fifths all tuned flat from their just ratio of 3/2. When the amount of flattening makes the major and minor thirds appropriate sizes, the syntonic comma is tempered out to a unison.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meantones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |