microtone

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mīkrə tōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•cro•tone  (mīkrə tōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Danceany musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
  • micro- + tone 1915–20
mi′cro•tonal, adj. 
mi′cro•to•nali•ty, n. 
mi′cro•tonal•ly, adv. 

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