sevenths
Nearly octave spans
Sevenths is the plural of seventh—either the ordinal position after sixth or the fraction representing one part of seven equal divisions.
In music, sevenths are intervals spanning seven scale degrees, as in dominant sevenths or major sevenths.
She played a series of jazzy sevenths.
One-part-in-eight portions
- sixthsFractions between fifths, sevenths
- fifths750ml spirit bottles
- thirdsOne of three parts
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
halves · ninths · tenths · twelfths · hundredths · numerator · denominator · decimal
Notes sounded simultaneously
- intervalDuration between two points
- dominantHaving superior influence
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- augmentedIncreased in size/value
major · minor · harmony · jazz · blues · resolution · tension · scale
Barrier separating spaces
- apportionDivide into portions
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- distributeDivide and deliver
- subdivideSplit into smaller portions
split · divide · segment · portion · share · equal parts · fractionate · parcel
eighths
One-part-in-eight portions
quarters · halves · ninths · tenths · twelfths · hundredths · numerator · denominator · decimal · percentage
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- intervalDuration between two points
- dominantHaving superior influence
- diminishedMade or became smaller
augmented · major · minor · harmony · jazz · blues · resolution · tension · scale · degree
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- apportionDivide into portions
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- distributeDivide and deliver
subdivide · split · divide · segment · portion · share · equal parts · fractionate · parcel
- fractionshalf, halves, third, thirds, fourth
- number wordspair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
- ear trainingear training, pitch recognition, relative pitch, absolute pitch, perfect pitch
seventhsunisons
Identical pitch combinations
octaves · fifths · consonances · tonics · resolutions
- seventh inning stretchBaseball's mid-late pause
- seventh gradeSecond year of middle school
- seventh graderStudent aged twelve-ish
- seventh heavenState of supreme happiness
- in seventh heavenState of supreme elation
- seventh dayFinal day of week