Half Step Definition

half-steps
noun
A short marching step of fifteen inches (in double time, eighteen inches)
Webster's New World

Semitone.

Webster's New World

(music, US) An interval of which there are seven in a fifth or twelve in an octave, consisting of two tones whose frequency ratio is about 1.059 or 18/17.

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Noun

Singular:
half step
Plural:
half-steps

Half Step Sentence Examples

  • I went through the entire nocturne with the hands separated by a half-step.

  • The inimitable Transylvanian style is evident as the violin strings produce trills and frequent half-step note variations in sound.

  • B and E do not have the same half step that other notes do; they move directly to the next note.

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