tritone

See also: Tritone

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ tone

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɹaɪˌtoʊn/

Noun

tritone (plural tritones)

(music) An interval of three whole tones.
- 2007, February 17, “Ben Ratliff”, in For Some Unmellowed Metalheads, Middle Age Is Nothing to Fear‎:
  The mini-epic “Seasons in the Abyss,” with its ringing tritone interval at the beginning, its extended solos, its medium tempo, was as close as Slayer got to a groove.
The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

Synonyms

devil's interval

Abbreviations

TT

Related terms

Translations

an interval of three whole tones

Chinese:
Cantonese: 三全音 (saam¹ cyun⁴ jam¹)

Mandarin: 三全音 (sānquányīn)
French: triton (fr) m

Italian: tritono m
Portuguese: trítono (pt) m
Romanian: triton (ro) n
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Italian

Noun

tritone m (plural tritoni)

newt, triton

Anagrams

ritento, ritentò, tintore, tornite

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