| d |
the second note in the musical scale of C major. [1/4 definitions] |
| deg. |
abbreviation of "degree," or "degrees," a unit of measure, such as that on a temperature scale. |
| degree |
a unit of measure, such as that on a temperature scale. [1/6 definitions] |
| depression |
(cap.) the Great Depression, an economic downturn that affected the United States and other countries from 1929 to 1939, causing large-scale unemployment and hardship for millions of people. [1/7 definitions] |
| desquamate |
to peel or scale, as the skin in certain pathological conditions. |
| diatonic |
in music, being or using a standard major or minor scale of eight notes to the octave, without chromatic tones. |
| do2 |
in music, the syllable that denotes the first or last tone of a diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [2 definitions] |
| dollhouse |
a toy house made to a very small scale. |
| e |
the third note in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| elevation |
in architecture, a scale drawing of one side of a structure. [1/4 definitions] |
| epic |
on a grand scale; of heroic proportions. [1/5 definitions] |
| F1 |
abbreviation of "Fahrenheit," of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which thirty-two degrees is the freezing point and 212 degrees is the boiling point of water. |
| f |
the fourth note in the musical scale of C major. [1/4 definitions] |
| fa |
in music, the syllable used to denote the fourth tone of a diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [2 definitions] |
| Fahrenheit |
of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which thirty-two degrees is the freezing point and 212 degrees is the boiling point of water. (abbr.: F) |
| financier |
a person skilled in or occupied in financial operations, usu. on a large scale. |
| floor plan |
a scale drawing of a room or one floor of a building, as seen from above. |
| g2 |
the fifth note in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| gauge |
an accepted scale for measuring. [1/7 definitions] |
| glissando |
performed by playing or sounding a rapid succession of consecutive tones of a scale, as by sliding one or more fingers over the keys of a piano. [1/3 definitions] |
| grade |
a level, degree, or rank in a scale. [1/9 definitions] |