Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
hemicranial headache
hemicycle
hemidemisemiquaver
hemiglossectomy
hemihedral
hemihydrate
hemimetabolous
hemimorphic
hemiola
hemiplegia
hemipode
hemipteran
Hemisphere
hemisphere
Hemispheric English
hemistich
hemizygous
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

hemiola

hem·i·o·la [ hèmmee ṓlə ] (plural hem·i·o·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
rhythmic alternation: a rhythmic alternation of two musical notes in the place of three, or of three notes in place of two

[14th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek hēmiolia "in the ratio of one and a half to one" < holos "whole"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft