What does tritone mean?
Tritone means (music) An interval of three whole tones..
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/ˈtɹaɪˌtəʊ̯n/ · noun
(music) An interval of three whole tones..
Near-synonyms: augmented fourth, diminished fifth
The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.
The mini-epic “Seasons in the Abyss,” with its ringing tritone interval at the beginning, its extended solos, its medium tempo, was as close as Slayer got to a groove.
In Photoshop’s Duotone mode you can create monotones, duotones, tritones, and quadtones—grayscale images to which you add one, two, three, or four colors.
When using tritones or quadtones (in which three colours are blended together) all the secondary colours are mixed together.
The two colours need not be black and grey; computer duotones can be created from a greyscale original in any two colours; tritones use three inks and quadtones four.
The first cotume^([sic]) in which Mrs. Earle appeared was a tritone dress of crepe, with a brown velour cloche and brown calf sling pumps.
Fortrel-and-rayon-linen tritone dress, with drawstring waist.
Use tritone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tritone means (music) An interval of three whole tones..
Common synonyms include devil's interval, devil in music, diabolus in musica, diabolus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: augmented fourth, diminished fifth
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