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a1 |
the sixth note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
absolute pitch |
the exact pitch of a single musical tone as determined by its rate of vibrations as measured on a standard scale. [1/2 definitions] |
absolute temperature |
temperature measured on a scale in which zero equals the lowest temperature that can be obtained physically. |
achromatic |
consisting of diatonic tones of the musical scale; without changes in pitch or key. [1/3 definitions] |
agribusiness |
large-scale industrial agriculture and related activities such as food-processing, equipment manufacture, and marketing. |
anabasis |
any large-scale military expedition or march, esp. one from a coast to the interior. |
apiculture |
beekeeping, esp. on a large scale. |
apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, esp. on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. [1/3 definitions] |
atonal |
in music, composed without a fixed key or scale. |
b |
the seventh note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
Beaufort scale |
a scale that rates the force and speed of wind from 0, "calm," to 12 or more, "hurricane". |
C1 |
abbreviation of "Celsius," or "Centigrade," of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which zero degrees is the freezing point and one hundred degrees is the boiling point of water. |
c1 |
the first note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
cartoon |
a preliminary design, usu. full-scale, to be transferred to a wall or wall hanging for a fresco or tapestry. [1/5 definitions] |
Celsius |
relating to a temperature scale on which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees; centigrade. (abbreviated: C) |
chromatic |
having to do with a musical scale, where the difference between each note is one half step. [1/2 definitions] |
chromatic scale |
a musical scale of half steps. |
cochineal |
a bright red dye made from the bodies of female scale insects. |
cottage industry |
a small-scale industry in which products are made, created, or assembled in the workers' homes rather than in factories or offices. [1/2 definitions] |
cypress |
one of a group of evergreen trees having tiny scale-like leaves, or the branches or wood of such a tree. [1/2 definitions] |
d |
the second note in the musical scale of C major. [1/3 definitions] |
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