A musical prefix is a numeral or other prefix used in music theory, specifically musical tuning.
Prefix | Meaning (#) | Terms |
---|---|---|
Semi- / Half- | 1/2 | Semitone, halftone, semicomma, semiditone, semi-augmented (fourth), semi-diminished (fifth) |
Tri- | 3 | Tritone, tritonic |
Sept- | 7 | Septimal |
Undec- | 11 | Undecimal |
Tridec- | 13 | Tridecimal |
Septen- | 17 | Septendecimal |
Novendec- | 19 | Novendecimal |
Milli- | 1000 | Millioctave |
Dia- | through | Diaschisma, diatessaron, diapente, diapason |
Di- | 2 | Diesis, ditone |
En- | to make into, to put into, to get into | Enharmonic |
Apo- | away, different from | Apotome |
Im- | not | Imperfect (fourth) |
Sesqui- | 1-1/2 | Sesquioctavan, sesquitertian, sesquialterate |
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