2 entries under this word

Hemitone

Hēm'i-dī'tōne, n.

noun

n. [Gr. ἡμι, half, and δίτονος; Fr. hémiditon. See DITONE, and cf. DEMI-DITONE.] (Gr. Mus.) The lesser third. Busby.

Hēm'i-tōne, n.

noun

n. [Lat. hemitonium, Gr. ἡμιτόνιον, from ἡμι, half, and τόνος, tone.] The same as SEMI-TONE. See SEMITONE.