minor scale vs minor diatonic scale

minor scale and minor diatonic scale both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minor scale	Yes	No	No	No
minor diatonic scale	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, minor scale and minor diatonic scale are synonyms defined as:

minor scale and minor diatonic scale: a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th

minor scale (noun)	minor diatonic scale (noun)
a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th	a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th