MAJOR DIATONIC SCALE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th

Synonyms:

major diatonic scale; major scale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("major diatonic scale" is a kind of...):

mode; musical mode (any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "major diatonic scale"):

C major; C major scale; scale of C major ((music) the major scale having no sharps or flats)