English noun: major diatonic scale | |||
1. | major diatonic scale (communication) a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th | ||
Synonyms | major scale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mode, musical mode | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | C major, C major scale, scale of C major | ||