Definition
In ancient music theory, an interval smaller than a whole tone; a quarter tone or similar microtonal interval.
Etymology
From Greek apotome, from apo- 'away, off' and temnein 'to cut,' literally 'a cutting off'—referring to a small interval left when tones don't divide evenly.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek music used intervals smaller than modern semitones, which is why ancient scales sounded exotic to modern ears—the apotome represents the mathematical beauty of musical ratios the Greeks discovered!
Translations
ARالعربية
أبُوتُوم
a-boo-to-oom
CACatalà
apotome
a-po-to-me
CSČeština
apotome
a-po-to-me
DADansk
apotome
a-po-to-me
DEDeutsch
Apotome
a-po-to-me
ELΕλληνικά
αποτομή
a-po-to-mee
ESEspañol
apotome
a-po-to-me
FISuomi
apotome
a-po-to-me
FRFrançais
apotome
a-po-to-me
HIहिन्दी
अपोटोम
a-po-to-m
HUMagyar
apotome
a-po-to-me
IDBahasa Indonesia
apotome
a-po-to-me
ITItaliano
apotome
a-po-to-me
MSBahasa Melayu
apotome
a-po-to-me
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုတိုမ်
a-po-to-m
NLNederlands
apotome
a-po-to-me
NONorsk
apotome
a-po-to-me
PLPolski
apotome
a-po-to-me
PTPortuguês
apotome
a-po-to-me
RORomână
apotome
a-po-to-me
RUРусский
апотом
a-po-tom
SVSvenska
apotome
a-po-to-me
SWKiswahili
apotome
a-po-to-me
TAதமிழ்
அபொட்டோம்
a-po-tto-m
TEతెలుగు
అపోటోమ్
a-po-to-m
TRTürkçe
apotome
a-po-to-me
UKУкраїнська
апотом
a-po-tom
VITiếng Việt
apotome
a-po-to-me