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ALTERED SCALE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
CONT

One of the most important jazz scales, besides the bebop scales, is the diminished whole tone scale. It is the seventh mode of the melodic minor scale and is also called altered or super Locrian scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
OBS

La gamme altérée correspond au septième mode de la gamme mineure mélodique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Not-to-scale dimensions... When a dimension on a drawing is altered or when a part is broken so that its true length is not shown, it may be desirable to indicate that this dimension is not to scale.

CONT

On occasion, one or more dimensions on a technical drawing may be made NOT TO SCALE (NTS). Any NTS dimensions should be distinguished from scaled dimensions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
DEF

(...) cote rendue par une distance inexacte sur le dessin.

Spanish

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