Well-tempered
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Well-tempered is an adjective meaning (music) Having twelve notes per octave of the standard instrument tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far out of tune.
Meaning
(music) Having twelve notes per octave of the standard instrument tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and the resulting sound will not sound perceptibly too far out of tune.
More Meanings
- (archaic, of a person) good-humoured, pleasant, having an even temperament
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include goodtempered, good-tempered, sweet-tempered, fair-mannered, temperamented, humoured.
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