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mediant

/mee-dee-uhnt/US // ˈmi di ənt //UK // (ˈmiːdɪənt) //

中庸,中立,中庸之道,中立的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.

Examples

  • You could also start with two rational numbers — one less than √10 and the other greater than √10 — and calculate successive mediants.

  • Then in the B flat sonata (Op. 106) the second subject occurs in the sub-mediant (G).

  • Sound contains three sounds: That of the tonic, the dominant, and the mediant.