diatonic

adj. Music
Of or using only the seven tones of a standard scale without chromatic alterations.

[Late Latin diatonicus, from Greek diatonikos : dia-, dia- + tonos, tone; see tone.]

diatonically di'a·ton'i·cal·ly adv.
diatonicism di'a·ton'i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz'əm) n.

Based on an octave divided into five tones (T) and two semitones (S), e.g.T-T-S-T-T-T-S. The major and natural minor scales are diatonic, as are the church modes. A diatonic interval is one that is found in the diatonic octave.

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The notes that occur naturally in ascale, without being modified by accidentals other than in the key signature.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - diatonisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
diatonisch (zonder chromatische veranderingen)

Français (French)
adj. - diatonique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Mus.) diatonisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (μουσ.) διατονικός

Italiano (Italian)
diatonico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - diatônico

Русский (Russian)
диатонический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diatónico, bitonal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mus. diatonisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
全音阶的, 自然音阶的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 全音階的, 自然音階的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 옴음계인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 全音階の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مستخدم لنغمات موسيقيه من السلم الموسيقي الرئيسي أو الثانوي فقط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮(לחן) שיש בו רק צלילים המתאימים למפתח המוסיקלי השולט, דיאטוני (במוסיקה)‬

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