whole step

noun Music.

an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
Also called whole·tone.

Origin of whole step

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby whole step

whole numbers, whole rest, whole shebang, whole sister, whole snipe, whole step, whole tone, whole-body counter, whole-body titration curve, whole-cell vaccine, whole-grain

British Dictionary definitions for whole tone

whole tone

US and Canadian whole step

noun

an interval of two semitones; a frequency difference of 200 cents in the system of equal temperament Often shortened to: tone

Cultural definitions for whole tone

whole tone

An interval between musical notes. Do and re are a whole tone apart, as are re and mi, fa and sol, sol and la, and la and ti.