apotome (0 synonym found)

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Definition of apotome:

(n) : (music) The remaining part of a whole tone after a minor second has been deducted from it; an augmented unison. Most commonly used to refer to the Pythagorean chromatic semitone, which has a ratio of 2187/2048.
(n) : (mathematics, geometry) The difference between two quantities or lengths commensurable only in power, as between 1 and the square root of 2, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
(n) : (zoology) A distinct division of an insect which is divided from the other divisions by a pinch point.
Definition of apotome:

(n) : (music) The remaining part of a whole tone after a minor second has been deducted from it; an augmented unison. Most commonly used to refer to the Pythagorean chromatic semitone, which has a ratio of 2187/2048.
(n) : (mathematics, geometry) The difference between two quantities or lengths commensurable only in power, as between 1 and the square root of 2, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
(n) : (zoology) A distinct division of an insect which is divided from the other divisions by a pinch point.
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