'Subsemitone' definitions:
Definition of 'Subsemitone'
From: GCIDE
- Subsemitone \Sub*sem"i*tone\, n. (Mus.) The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key; subtonic. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'subsemitone'
From: GCIDE
- Subtonic \Sub*ton"ic\, n.
- 1. (Phonetics) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also subsemitone. [1913 Webster]