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Minor scale — minor mi nor (m[imac] n[ e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minor scale — n. Music any of the twelve diatonic scales distinguished from the major scale with the same keynote by a semitone after the second and seventh tones or after the second, fifth, and seventh tones … English World dictionary
Minor scale — For the simulated nuclear detonation, see Minor Scale. Minor scale Qualities Number of pitch classes 7 Maximal evenness … Wikipedia
Minor Scale — For the musical concept, see minor scale. Minor Scale fireball immediately after detonation. The F 4 Phantom aircraft in the foreground is 63 feet (19 m) long. Minor Scale was a test conducted by the United States Defense Nuclear Agency (now part … Wikipedia
minor scale — noun a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th • Syn: ↑minor diatonic scale • Hypernyms: ↑mode, ↑musical mode * * * 1. Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the… … Useful english dictionary
Minor Scale — Feuerball des Minor Scale Tests direkt nach der Detonation. Als Größenvergleich eine F 4 Phantom im Vordergrund Der Minor Scale Test war eine der bislang größten durchgeführten konventionellen Explosionen. Der am 27. Juni 1985 auf der White Sands … Deutsch Wikipedia
minor scale — 1. Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees, with whole steps for the other intervals. 2. Also called melodic minor scale. a scale having the third… … Universalium
minor scale — /maɪnə ˈskeɪl/ (say muynuh skayl) noun a musical scale whose third tone forms a minor third with the root …
minor scale — mi′nor scale′ n. mad a musical scale having half steps between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and sometimes seventh and eighth degrees • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Hungarian minor scale — The Hungarian minor scale is a type of combined musical scale. It is akin to the harmonic minor scale, except that it bears a raised fourth. Its tonal center is slightly ambiguous, due to the large number of half steps. Also known as Double… … Wikipedia
