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musical scale vs diatonic scale

diatonic scale vs musical scale

musical scale and diatonic scale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
musical scale Yes No No No
diatonic scale Yes No No No
As nouns, diatonic scale is a hyponym of musical scale; that is, diatonic scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than musical scale:
  • musical scale: (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
  • diatonic scale: a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
Other hyponyms of musical scale include gamut, chromatic scale, gapped scale, blues scale, octatonic scale.
musical scale (noun) diatonic scale (noun)
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
Difference between musical scale and diatonic scale

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