Sixth
Word | SIXTH |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | sixth |
Pronunciations | /sɪk(s)θ/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Sixth"
What do we mean by sixth?
The ordinal number matching the number six in a series. noun
One of six equal parts. noun
An interval of six degrees in a diatonic scale. noun
A tone separated by this interval from a given tone. noun
The harmonic combination of two tones separated by this interval. noun
The sixth tone of a scale; the submediant. noun
Being the first after the fifth: the ordinal of six
Being one of six equal parts into which a whole is divided.
A sixth part. noun
In early English law, a sixth of the rents of the year, or of movables, or both, granted or levied by way of tax. noun
In music: noun
A tone on the sixth degree above or below a given tone. noun
The interval between any tone and a tone on the sixth degree above or beiow it. noun
The harmonic combination of two tones at the interval thus described noun
In a scale, the sixth tone from the bottom; the submediant: solmizated la. noun
The French sixth, consisting of the first, second, sixth, and sharped fourth of a minor scale; noun
The German sixth, consisting of the first, third, sixth, and sharped fourth of such a scale; noun
The Italian sixth, consisting of the first, sixth, and sharped fourth of such a scale. noun
First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth. adjective
(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
One of six equal parts of a whole.
The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)
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