{ En`har*mon"ic
(&ebreve;n`h&adot;r*m&obreve;n"&ibreve;k), En`har*mon"ic*al
(-&ibreve;*kal), } a. [Gr.
'enarmoniko`s, 'enarmo`nios fitting, accordant;
'en in + "armoni`a harmony: cf. F.
enharmonique.]
1. (Anc. Mus.) Of or pertaining to
that one of the three kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic,
enharmonic) recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of
quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most
accurate.
2. (Mus.) (a)
Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same
keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as
the substitution of A♭ for G♯. (b)
Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all
the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic
scales and their transposition into other keys.