quarter-tone
noun/ˈkwɔːtə təʊn/
/ˈkwɔːrtər təʊn/
(music)- a quarter of a tone on a musical scale, for example half of the interval (= the difference) between the notes E and F
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
quarter-tone