chromatic scale

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chromatic scale

n. Music

A scale consisting of 12 semitones.

chromatic scale

(Music / Classical Music) a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave

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chromatic scale - a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave

musical scale, scale - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

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