pentatonic scale
[ pen-tuh-ton-ik, pen- ]
/ ˈpɛn təˈtɒn ɪk, ˌpɛn- /
noun Music.
a scale having five tones to an octave, as one having intervals that correspond to the five black keys of a piano octave.
Words nearby pentatonic scale
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British Dictionary definitions for pentatonic scale
pentatonic scale
/ (ˌpɛntəˈtɒnɪk) /
noun
music
any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale