augmented fourth

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Definition of augmented fourth in English English dictionary

A type of tritone in musical composition comprising of six semitones. It spans four diatonic scale degrees like a perfect fourth but with an extension of a semitone. The number of diatonic degrees it spans is what distinguishes it from a diminished fifth

e.g. C - F is a perfect fourth, C - F# is an augmented fourth, and C - F♭ is a diminished fourth.

Hyphenation

aug·ment·ed fourth

Turkish pronunciation

ägmentıd fôrth

Pronunciation

/ägˈmentəd ˈfôrᴛʜ/ /ɑːɡˈmɛntəd ˈfɔːrθ/