Word: meantone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mean
to
ne
Definition: A musical temperament that generates all non-octave intervals from a stack of tempered perfect fifths and, by choosing an appropriate size for major and minor thirds, tempers the syntonic comma to unison.
Morphemes:
Affix: mean
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: medius
Language: la
Decoded: medius
Meaning: middle
Affix: tone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.