false relation

British  

noun

1. Also called (esp US): cross relation.  music a harmonic clash that occurs when a note in one part sounds simultaneously with or immediately before or after its chromatically altered (sharpened or flattened) equivalent appearing in another part

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Example Sentences

But, as there is this true relation between money and "goods," or good things, so there is a false relation between money and "bads," or bad things.

From The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm by Ruskin, John

The false relation they bear to snails is the most extraordinary thing of the kind I have ever seen.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

As for our former experience, we were in a false relation, and it made fools of us both.

From Lady Rose's Daughter by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Both the deity and mortal have now reached the stage of mutual recognition, and thrown off their mutual disguise, which was a false relation, though it often exists.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques

Moreover," he continued, after a moment's thought, "you are drifting into a false relation with Arnault, although you may not be conscious of it.

From A Young Girl's Wooing by Roe, Edward Payson