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scale vs diatonic scale

diatonic scale vs scale

scale and diatonic scale both are nouns.

scale is a verb but diatonic scale is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale Yes No Yes No
diatonic scale Yes No No No
As nouns, diatonic scale is a hyponym of scale; that is, diatonic scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scale:
  • 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 scale include gamut, chromatic scale, gapped scale, blues scale, octatonic scale.
scale (noun) diatonic scale (noun)
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
relative magnitude
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
an ordered reference standard
scale (verb) diatonic scale (verb)
measure with or as if with scales
size or measure according to a scale
remove the scales from
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
climb up by means of a ladder
reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale
Difference between scale and diatonic scale

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