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/sep"teuh meuhl/, adj.of or based on the number seven.[1850-55; < L septim(us) seventh (deriv. of septem SEVEN) + -AL1]
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Septimal comma — A septimal comma is a small musical interval in just intonation that contains the number seven in its prime factorization. There is more than one such interval, so the term septimal comma is ambiguous, but it most commonly refers to the interval… … Wikipedia
Septimal meantone temperament — In music, septimal meantone temperament, also called standard septimal meantone or simply septimal meantone , refers to the tempering of 7 limit musical intervals by a meantone temperament tuning in the range from fifths flattened by the amount… … Wikipedia
Septimal kleisma — 16:15 diatonic semitone. 16:15 diatonic semit … Wikipedia
Septimal major third — Infobox Interval| main interval name = Septimal major third inverse = Septimal minor sixth complement = Septimal minor sixth other names = Supermajor third | abbreviation = M3 semitones = 4 | interval class = 4 | just interval = 9:7| cents equal… … Wikipedia
Septimal minor third — Infobox Interval| main interval name = Septimal Minor Third inverse = Septimal major sixth complement = Septimal major sixth other names = | abbreviation = m3 semitones = 3 | interval class = 3 | just interval = 7:6 cents equal temperament = 300| … Wikipedia
Septimal diatonic semitone — Major diatonic semitone Inverse major seventh Name Other names Septimal diatonic semitone Abbreviation Size Semitones … Wikipedia
Septimal interval — In, music theory, septimal interval may refer to:*Septimal whole tone *Septimal major third *Septimal minor third *Septimal quarter tone *Septimal sixth tone *Harmonic seventhor,*Septimal comma *Septimal diesis *Septimal meantone temperament … Wikipedia
Septimal diesis — In music, septimal diesis (or slendro diesis) is an interval with the ratio of 49:48 Audio|Septimal diesis on C.mid|play, which is the difference between the septimal whole tone and the septimal minor third. It is about 38.71 cents wide, which is … Wikipedia
Septimal semicomma — In music, the ratio 126/125 is called the septimal semicomma (Audio|Septimal semicomma on C.mid|play). It is also called the starling comma after its use in starling temperament, as well as the small septimal comma . It is equal to approximately… … Wikipedia
Septimal quarter tone — A septimal quarter tone (in music) is an interval with the ratio of 36:35 (Audio|Septimal quarter tone on C.mid|play), which is the difference between septimal (Audio|Septimal minor third on C.mid|play) and 5 limit minor thirds (Audio|Pythagorean … Wikipedia
Septimal whole tone — In music, the septimal whole tone Audio|Septimal major second on C.mid|play is the musical interval exactly or approximately equal to a 8/7 ratio of frequencies. It is about 231 cents wide. The term septimal refers to the fact that it utilizes… … Wikipedia
