just intonation
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tuning system in which intervals (the space between notes' frequencies) are derived from simple whole number ratios.
Example Sentences
- "But the combinatorial tones of the equally tempered Thirds lie between those of the perfect and Pythagorean Thirds, and are less than a semitone different from those of just intonation."
Synonyms
pure intonation