Ditone is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ditone in a sentence
Ditone meaning
An interval of two tones
Using Ditone
- The main meaning on this page is: An interval of two tones
Context around Ditone
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ditone
- In this selection, "ditone" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, term stand out and add context to how "ditone" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also ditone and semiditone and of a ditone 4 semitones. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ditone" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ditone
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also ditone and semiditone are specific for Pythagorean tuning, while tone and tritone are used generically for all tuning systems. (20 words)
Interestingly, despite its name, a semiditone (3 semitones, or about 300 cents) can hardly be viewed as half of a ditone (4 semitones, or about 400 cents). (27 words)
Rarely, the term ditone is also used to indicate an interval spanning two whole tones (for example, a major third ), or more strictly as a synonym of major third. (29 words)
Rarely, the term ditone is also used to indicate an interval spanning two whole tones (for example, a major third ), or more strictly as a synonym of major third. (29 words)
Interestingly, despite its name, a semiditone (3 semitones, or about 300 cents) can hardly be viewed as half of a ditone (4 semitones, or about 400 cents). (27 words)
Also ditone and semiditone are specific for Pythagorean tuning, while tone and tritone are used generically for all tuning systems. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Also ditone and semiditone are specific for Pythagorean tuning, while tone and tritone are used generically for all tuning systems.
Interestingly, despite its name, a semiditone (3 semitones, or about 300 cents) can hardly be viewed as half of a ditone (4 semitones, or about 400 cents).
Rarely, the term ditone is also used to indicate an interval spanning two whole tones (for example, a major third ), or more strictly as a synonym of major third.