major sixth (English, noun)
expansion: major sixth (plural major sixths)
Senses:
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A musical interval in Western music that approximates a frequency ratio of 5/3. It is one chromatic semitone wider than a minor sixth. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it consists of nine semitones, spans six degrees of the diatonic scale, and is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished seventh.
Forms:
form: major sixths
tags: plural