equal temperament

English

Noun

equal temperament (uncountable)

1. (music) A tuning system in which every interval (as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:
   1. Twelve-tone equal temperament: The European semi-harmonic interval compromise among the chromatic notes.

Derived terms

• equal-tempered

Translations

tuning system with equal ratio for adjacent notes

Bulgarian: равномерна темперация f (ravnomerna temperacija), темпериран строй m (temperiran stroj) Czech: rovnoměrná temperatura f Estonian: rahulik iseloom Finnish: tasaviritys French: gamme tempérée, gamme au tempérament égal, tempérament égal Italian: temperamento equabile Japanese: 平均律 (へいきんりつ, hēkinritsu) Norwegian: likestemming (no) m or f Persian: اعتدال مساوی (fa) (e'tedâl-e mosâvi), اعتدال یکسان (e'tedâl-e yeksân) Portuguese: temperamento igual Spanish: temperamento igual m

Further reading

• equal temperament on Wikipedia.Wikipedia