Musical prefix
A musical prefix is a numeral or other prefix used in music theory, specifically musical tuning.
| Prefix |
Meaning (#) |
Terms |
| Semi- / Half- |
1/2 |
Semitone, halftone, semicomma, semiditone, semi-augmented (fourth), semi-diminished (fifth) |
| Tri- |
3 |
Tritone, tritonic |
| Sept- |
7 |
Septimal |
| Undec- |
11 |
Undecimal |
| Tridec- |
13 |
Tridecimal |
| Septen- |
17 |
Septendecimal |
| Novendec- |
19 |
Novendecimal |
| Milli- |
1000 |
Millioctave |
| Dia- |
through |
Diaschisma, diatessaron, diapente, diapason |
| Di- |
2 |
Diesis, ditone |
| En- |
to make into, to put into, to get into |
Enharmonic |
| Apo- |
away, different from |
Apotome |
| Im- |
not |
Imperfect (fourth) |
| Sesqui- |
1-1/2 |
Sesquioctavan, sesquitertian, sesquialterate |
See also