semitone

From semi- + tone.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmitoʊn/

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semitone (plural semitones)

1. (music) One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided.
   1. The semitone in 12-tone equal temperament, with frequency ratio of the twelfth root of two.
2. (music, by extension) Any of the pitches of a chromatic scale.
3. (music) An interval equal to an augmented unison or a minor second, depending on the context and tuning system used.

• half step
• halftone

• hemitonic

• cent

• meneitos, monetise, one-times