En'har-môn'ie or En'har-môn'ie-al, a.
a. [Fr. enharmonique, Gr. ἐναρμόνικος, and ἐναρμόνιος, fitting, accordant, from ἐν, in, and ἁρμονία, harmony, q. v.]
- (Anc. Mus.) Of, or pertaining to, that one of the three musical scales recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate.
- (Mus.) (a.) Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as the substitution of A♭ for G♯. (b.) Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys.