semitone, half step
(noun) the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
semitone (plural semitones)
(music) The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to half a tone or one-twelfth of an octave
(music) Any of the pitches of the chromatic scale
• half-step
• monetise, one-times
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"i*tone, n. Etym: [Pref. semi- + tone. CF. Hemitone.] (Mus.)
Definition: Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale.
Note: There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See Tone. J. S. Dwight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
