(music) scale degree seven when the first scale degree is one half step higher than the seventh scale degree

(phonology) The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively.

plural of tone arm

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord

plural of passing tone

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second either higher or lower than two notes that are unison in two chords

plural of escape tone

(music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord

plural of neighbor tone

(music) a pitch that tends to move toward another pitch, usually the submediant or the leading tone