SUBMEDIANT

submediant

(noun) (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

submediant (plural submediants)

(music) The sixth note of a scale, shown as VI.

Synonyms

• superdominant

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*me"di*ant, n. (Mus.)

Definition: The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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