perfect fifth
English
Noun
perfect fifth (plural perfect fifths)
- (music) an interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series; in equal temperament, an interval of seven semitones spanning five degrees of the diatonic scale. It is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished sixth.
- The perfect fifth has a pitch ratio close to 3:2.
Abbreviations
- P5
See also
- perfect fourth
- diminished sixth
Translations
interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones
|
|