schisma

A very small interval equal to half a comma.

Noun

  1. A very small interval equal to half a comma.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin schisma, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “cleft, division”), whence the orthographic borrowing skhisma. Doublet of schism.

Forms

schismas skhisma

Derived

schismatic temperament

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