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  2. Glossary of biology - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...

  3. Undertone series - Wikipedia

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    The undertone series in C contains the F minor triad. Elizabeth Godley argued that the minor triad is also implied by the undertone series and is also a naturally occurring thing in acoustics. [9] "According to this theory the upper and not the lower tone of a minor chord is the generating tone on which the unity of the chord is conditioned."

  4. Otonality and utonality - Wikipedia

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    For example, the minor triad in root position is made up of the 10th, 12th and 15th harmonics, and ⁠ 10 / 10 ⁠, ⁠ 12 / 10 ⁠ and ⁠ 15 / 10 ⁠ meets the definition of otonal. A better, narrower definition requires that the harmonic (or subharmonic) series members be adjacent. Thus 4:5:6 is an otonality, but 10:12:15 is not.

  5. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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    List of musical scales and modes Name Image Sound Degrees Intervals Integer notation # of pitch classes Lower tetrachord Upper tetrachord Use of key signature usual or unusual ; 15 equal temperament

  6. Undertone - Wikipedia

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    From woodwind instruments: Undertones may emerge as the tone component(s) of a note's sound which are lower in pitch than the frequency of the note. Examples of woodwind undertones: Every note above low-G on a GHB pipe chanter entails some undertone of low-G; the energy of the low-G undertone comes from the dual side-holes towards the bottom ...

  7. Scale (zoology) - Wikipedia

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    Keeled scales of a colubrid snake (banded water snake; Nerodia fasciata). In zoology, a scale (Ancient Greek: λεπίς, romanized: lepís; Latin: squāma) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection.

  8. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    A type of fruit, usually woody, ovoid to globular, including scales, bract s, or bracteoles arranged around a central axis, e.g. in gymnosperms, especially conifers and Casuarina. conflorescence A rarely used term describing substantial differences between the overall structure of an inflorescence and that of its individual branches, e.g. the ...

  9. Undertone singing - Wikipedia

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    Undertone singing is a set of singing techniques in which the vocalist makes use of vibrations of the vocal apparatus [1] in order to produce subharmonic tones below the bass tone and extend the vocal range below the limits of the modal voice. [2]