Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun equal_temperament

1 sense of equal temperament

Sense 1
equal temperament -- (the division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones; "equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments")
       => temperament -- (an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys)