perfect fifth

English

Noun

perfect fifth (plural perfect fifths)

(music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.
The perfect fifth has a pitch ratio close to 3:2.

Synonyms

P5

Translations

interval between the first and second overtones or of seven semitones

Czech: čistá kvinta f
Finnish: puhdas kvintti
French: quinte juste (fr) f
German: reine Quinte f
Icelandic: hrein fimmund f
Italian: quinta giusta f
Japanese: 完全五度 (ja) (kanzengodo)
Polish: kwinta czysta f
Russian: чи́стая кви́нта f (čístaja kvínta)
Spanish: quinta justa f
Swedish: ren kvint c

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