English dictionary

semitone

/'s/E/m/i/,t/oU/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument

noun.communication

Synonyms half step

Source: WordNet 3.0
Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale.

noun

Source: webster1913