whole tone

British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: tone.  an interval of two semitones; a frequency difference of 200 cents in the system of equal temperament

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whole tone Cultural  

1. An interval between musical notes. Do and re are a whole tone apart, as are re and mi, fa and sol, sol and la, and la and ti.

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Example Sentences

“The whole tone changes,” she says of that moment.

From Los Angeles Times

Climbing effortlessly through whole tones, on the backdrop of baritone blues shouts, we levitate into ethereal pleasantries.

From New York Times

The whole tone of the broadcast was “infotainment ” at its worst.

From Seattle Times

If you go up or down two half steps from one note to another, then those notes are a whole step, or whole tone apart.

From Literature

"His whole tone changed," one of the students told Politico.

From Fox News