About The Word Mediant
Learn about the word Mediant to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Mediant definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Mediant
| Mediant Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Mediant?
[n] (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
Synonyms | Synonyms for Mediant: Related Terms | Find terms related to Mediant: See Also | musical note | note | tone Mediant In Webster's Dictionary \Me"di*ant\, n. [L. medians, p. p. of mediare to halve:
cf. It. mediante, F. m['e]diante.] (Mus.)
The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides
the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Roundelay ‐ a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as…
- Binding ‐ the act of applying a bandage [n] the front and back covering…
- Amphibiotic ‐ (biology) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial…
- Enemy(a) ‐ of or belonging to an enemy;…
- News item ‐ an item in a…
- Lengthiness ‐ the consequence of being lengthened in duration [n] amount or…
- Shingly ‐ abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly…
- Pork pie ‐ small pie filled with minced…
- Geologist ‐ a specialist…
- Larus canus ‐ the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern…