English Dictionary: subsemitone | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for subsemitone | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Subsemitone \Sub*sem"i*tone\, n. (Mus.) The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Subtonic \Sub*ton"ic\, n. 1. (Phonetics) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal. 2. (Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also {subsemitone}. |