Enharmonic Definition

ĕnhär-mŏnĭk
adjective
In equal temperament, designating or of tones, as C♯ and D♭, that are identical in pitch but are written differently according to the key in which each occurs: enharmonic tones are especially important in instruments of fixed pitch, as the piano.
Webster's New World

(music) Of or pertaining to a tetrachord.

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Origin of Enharmonic

  • Late Latin enharmonicus from Greek enarmonios en- in en–2 harmoniā harmony harmony

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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