semitone
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sem·i·tone /ˈsemitəʊn $ -toʊn/ noun [countable] British English APMthe difference in pitch between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano 半音 SYN American English half step
Examples from the Corpus
semitone• The remainder is a retrograde of the same series a semitone lower.• In the following bars the conflict is even greater, as the note relationships are closer - tones and semitones.• You've got that constant semitone - that distended quality which is lovely.• The pitch shifter is particularly impressive, offering a full octave above or below in semitone steps.• The last bar is full of counter-movement, both in semitones and thirds.• The first two-bar phrase uses all twelve semitones except A.sem·i·tone nounChineseSyllable
Corpus in two the pitch any between notes difference
semitone
sem‧i‧tone /ˈsemitəʊn $ -toʊn/
noun [countable] British English
the difference in pitch between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano
SYN half step American English
sem‧i‧tone /ˈsemitəʊn $ -toʊn/
noun [countable] British Englishthe difference in pitch between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano
SYN half step American English