Translations for whole-tone scale in the English»Serbian Dictionary

whole-tone 'scale N

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whole-tone scale

celostepena lestvica f

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I.whole [həʊl] ADJ

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3. whole inf (emphasize amount):

flying is a whole lot cheaper these days

putovanje avionom je znatno jeftinije u današnje vreme

II.whole [həʊl] N

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1. whole (entire thing):

a whole

2. whole no pl (entirety):

3. whole (in total):

as a whole

III.whole [həʊl] ADV

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a whole new approach

potpuno novi pristup

I.tone [təʊn] N

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1. tone (of instrument):

tone

tone

2. tone (manner of speaking):

tone

an apologetic/a disrespectful tone

pomirljiv/uvredljiv ton

3. tone (voice):

to speak in hushed tones

govoriti tihim glasom

4. tone (character):

tone

to lower/raise the tone of sth

spustiti/podići ton nečega

5. tone (of colour):

tone

6. tone no pl (of muscles):

tone

7. tone MUS (difference in pitch):

tone

half/whole tone

pola/ceo stepena

II.tone [təʊn] VB trans

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to tone the body/muscles

ojačati telo/mišiće

III.tone [təʊn] VB intr

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to tone with sth

tonirati nečim

I.scale¹ [skeɪl] N

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1. scale (on skin):

2. scale no pl (mineral coating):

Phrases:

the scales fall from sb's eyes liter

nekome su se otvorile oči

II.scale¹ [skeɪl] VB trans

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1. scale (remove scales):

očistiti // čistiti krljušt

2. scale (remove tartar):

to scale sb's teeth

skinuti zubni kamenac

III.scale¹ [skeɪl] VB intr

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scale skin, paint:

oljuštiti se // ljuštiti se

scale² [skeɪl] N

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1. scale usu pl (weighing device):

to tip the scales [at sth]

težiti [nečemu]

to tip the scales fig

2. scale astrol:

the scales pl

Phrases:

to throw sth into the scale

razmotriti nešto

I.scale³ [skeɪl] N

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1. scale (system of gradation):

scale of map

2. scale no pl:

to be to scale building, drawing

3. scale (relative degree/extent):

on a national scale

na državnom nivou

on a large/small scale

u velikoj/maloj meri

4. scale no pl (size):

5. scale MUS:

II.scale³ [skeɪl] VB trans

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1. scale (climb):

popeti se // penjati se

to scale a mountain

popeti se na planinu

2. scale TECH, archit:

nacrtati // crtati u razmeri

scale (make)

napraviti // praviti u razmeri

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The chromatic and whole-tone scales, each containing only steps of uniform size, have only a single mode each, as any rotation of the sequence results in the same sequence. en.wikipedia.org

The music uses modal and whole-tone scales, as well as a great deal of chromaticism. en.wikipedia.org

Asymmetrical phrasing, whole-tone scales, and polytonality are foreign to music of the classical era. en.wikipedia.org

The whole-tone scale is also maximally even, for instance adjacent notes are separated only by whole-tones. en.wikipedia.org

Its polyrhythmic melodies use whole-tone scales. en.wikipedia.org

Due to this symmetry, the hexachord consisting of the whole-tone scale is not distinct under inversion or more than one transposition. en.wikipedia.org

It uses octatonic and whole-tone scales, augmented triads and diminished seventh chords, and more chromaticism than in the composer's earlier works. en.wikipedia.org

He employed tone clusters, angular fragments, whole-tone scales and bizarre moments of repetition, space and contrast. www.classicfm.com

The first movement is in sonata form, with a main theme based on the whole-tone scale. en.wikipedia.org

In it, semitones alternate with whole tones, and the harmonic functions are comparable to those of the whole-tone scale. en.wikipedia.org

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