PENTATONIC


Meaning of PENTATONIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ pen-t ə - ' tä-nik

Function: adjective

Date: 1864

: consisting of five tones specifically : being or relating to a scale in which the tones are arranged like a major scale with the fourth and seventh tones omitted

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.