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has glosseng: A diesis is a comma type of musical interval, usually meaning the difference between an octave (in the ratio 2:1) and three justly tuned major thirds (tuned in the frequency ratio 5:4), equal to 128:125 or about 41.06 cents. In 12-tone equal temperament (on a piano for example) three major thirds in a row equal an octave, but three justly-tuned major thirds fall quite a bit narrow of an octave, and the diesis describes the amount by which they are short.
lexicalizationeng: diesis
instance of(noun) the difference in pitch between two notes
musical interval, interval
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Czech
has glossces: Diesis je malý hudební interval vyskytující se ve dvou variantách: malá diesis a velká diesis.
lexicalizationces: diesis
German
has glossdeu: Die Diësis ( ‚kleinstes Intervall‘, eigentlich ‚Durchgang‘, zu diiēmi ‚durchgehen‘) ist ein kleines musikalisches Intervall. Sie tritt als Differenz von Intervallen in zwei Größen auf. Die Diësis muss in verschiedenen musikalischen Stimmungen (insbesondere der mitteltönigen Stimmung) beachtet werden.
lexicalizationdeu: Diesis
lexicalizationdeu: Diësis
Dutch
has glossnld: Een diesis (uit het Grieks: afscheiding) is een muziektheoretische term die oorspronkelijk afkomstig was uit de Griekse muziektheorie om bepaalde muzikale microtonale intervallen aan te duiden.
lexicalizationnld: diesis
Russian
has glossrus: Дие́са (греч.  — отделение, разделение; ) — один из наименьших музыкальных интервалов. Равен примерно четверти целого тона. От диесы следует отличать (этимологически родственный) диез.
lexicalizationrus: диеса
Castilian
has glossspa: La diesis (o diesis menor) es una coma o pequeño intervalo musical que aparece en el sistema de afinación justo jugando el mismo papel que la coma pitagórica juega en el sistema de Pitágoras.
lexicalizationspa: diesis
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