English noun: musical scale | |||
1. | musical scale (communication) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | ||
Synonyms | scale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | musical notation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chromatic scale, diatonic scale, gamut, gapped scale | ||
Member holonym | musical note, note, tone | ||
Domain category | music | ||