gapped scale

/gæpt skeɪl/
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Definitions of gapped scale
  1. noun
    a musical scale with fewer than seven notes
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    types:
    pentatone, pentatonic scale
    a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted
    type of:
    musical scale, scale
    (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
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