ENHARMONIC


Meaning of ENHARMONIC in English

[ ˌɛnhα:'mɒnɪk ]

■ adjective Music relating to notes which are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g. F sharp and G flat).

↘of or having intervals smaller than a semitone (e.g. between notes such as F sharp and G flat, in systems of tuning which distinguish them).

Derivatives

~ally adverb

Origin

C17: via late L. from Gk enarmonikos , from en- 'in' + harmonia 'harmony'.

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