| 单词 | whole step |
| 释义 | whole step noun[C] biologyUSspecializeduk/ˈhəʊl ˌstep/us/ˈhoʊl ˌstep/(UKtone)thelargestdifferenceinpitchbetween twonotesthat are next to each other in thewesternmusicalscale: （音乐）全音Theintervalfrom G to A is awholestep.从 G 到 A 的音程是一个全音。 Compare half step Technical music terms
whole step| American Dictionarywhole step noun[C] us/ˈhol ˌstep/music thelargestdifferenceinsoundbetween twonotesthat are next to each other in amusicalscale(=seriesofnotes) Examplesofwhole stepwhole step In almost every case, the definitive tonality for solo numbers is lower by a half step or awholestepthan the tonality in the sketch. From theCambridge English Corpus This song is played awholesteplower. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the present context, a step is a melodic interval of a half orwholestep. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are also the result of superimposing two diminished seventh chords set either half a step or awholestepfrom each other. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Harmonics starting three octaves above the fundamental pitch are about awholestepapart, making a useful variety of notes possible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Valve 1 increases the tubing length enough to lower the pitch by onewholestep, valve 2 by one half step, and valve 3 by one and a half steps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The second song consists of an initial note, a second awholesteplower, and a third note, repeated two or three times, about a minor third below that. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Among the most famous of these is a scale in which the notes ascend in alternating intervals of awholestepand a half step, creating a symmetric scale. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are based on a series of alternating half steps and whole steps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The strings of the guitar are tuned two whole steps lower than standard tuning. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example, the key for ascending 2nds in a diatonic major scale will compensate for distances of half or whole steps. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first valve lowers the pitch by awholestep(two semitones), the second valve by a semitone, and the third valve by three semitones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Townshend's guitars were tuned down awholestepfor the recording. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The basses de violon were tuned awholesteplower than a modern cello but were roughly the same size and shape. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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