English Explanatory Dictionary

perfect fifth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.

Word forms

perfect fifth perfect fifths

Synonyms

P5

Related words

perfect fourth diminished sixth
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