DIATONICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
diatonically (not comparable)
In a diatonic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*ton"ic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a diatonic manner.
DIATONIC
Di`a*ton"ic, a. Etym: [L. diatonicus, diatonus, Gr. diatonique. See
Tone.] (Mus.)
Definition: Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is
the octave of the first. Diatonic scale (Mus.), a scale consisting of
eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and
five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished
from the chromatic scale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition