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chromatic scale

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chromatic scale
n. Music
A scale consisting of 12 semitones.
chromatic scale
n
(Music / Classical Music) a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
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Noun1.chromatic scalechromatic 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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But suddenly a storm came on, chromatic scales and diminished sevenths were heard in the orchestra, everyone ran off, again dragging one of their number away, and the curtain dropped.
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