Noun

(en noun)

(music) An interval of three whole tones.

* {{quote-news, 2007, February 17, Ben Ratliff, For Some Unmellowed Metalheads, Middle Age Is Nothing to Fear, New York Times citation

, passage=The mini-epic “Seasons in the Abyss,” with its ringing tritone interval at the beginning, its extended solos, its medium tempo, was as close as Slayer got to a groove. }}

The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

Noun

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