Modern harps have a series of pedals that enable the performer to tune the instrument to any diatonic scale.
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Diatonic
Synonyms for "diatonic" (1 found)
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Antonyms
2 entriesderived
8 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- diatònic adj (diatonic)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 自然律的 adj (diatonic)
- 自然音階的 /自然音阶的 adj (diatonic)
Danish
1 entries- diatonisk adj (diatonic)
French
1 entries- diatonique adj (diatonic)
German
1 entries- diatonisch adj (diatonic)
Greek
1 entries- διατονικός adj (diatonic)
Icelandic
1 entries- díatónískur adj (diatonic)
Italian
1 entries- diatonico adj (diatonic)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- diatonisk adj (diatonic)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- diatonisk adj (diatonic)
Polish
1 entries- diatoniczny adj (diatonic)
Russian
1 entries- диатони́ческий adj (diatonic)
Spanish
1 entries- diatónico adj (diatonic)
Swedish
1 entries- diatonisk adj (diatonic)
Sample sentences
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In a composition called "Adriatica," the sounds of an old diatonic accordion, called an organetto in Italy, are combined with those of the clarinet, the tambourine and the darbuka — the universal drum of the Arab world, found from Morocco to Pakistan.
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