whole tone

noun

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

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.

And these extremes are not indicative of the whole tone on the Facebook page.

A trill, or rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.

The excision of a few lines would alter, not indeed the general sense, but certainly the whole tone of the message.

Aileen was amused at the whole tone of the rather lengthy epistle; it gave her no uneasiness.

The whole tone of these three young men was the tone of sceptical irony common to the young people of our day the world over.

It may be added that the whole tone of the Heptameron points to a very similar conclusion.

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