just intonation

just in·to·na·tion

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Definitions of just intonation words

noun just intonation a system of tuning based on the pure perfect fifth and major third. 1
noun just intonation a form of tuning employing the pitch intervals of the untempered natural scale, sometimes employed in the playing of the violin, cello, etc 0
noun just intonation (music) The correct sounding of notes or intervals; true pitch. 0
noun just intonation (music) The giving all chords and intervals in their purity or their exact mathematical ratio, or without temperament; a process in which the number of notes and intervals required in the various keys is much greater than the twelve to the octave used in systems of temperament. 0

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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