diesis (di'-e-sis)

In ancient GreekEng.musicn. from Grk. of the name words of the Gloria Patri, which is a semitone, or limma, according to generally added to the singing of the Pythagoras; also the name of a quarpsalms in the Roman Catholic Church. ter-tone, used by Aristotle as the unit 180 161 diminished sixth digital digital adj. (de-loo-en' -do) It. part, and diluendo From the Latin digit us, finger. 1. (n.) A key for the finger, and key From the Italian verb, diluire, to on the piano or organ keyboard; as dilute: gradually weakening in sound; distinguished from a pedal or key for dying away, the foot. dimeter 2. (adj.) Relating to or for, the A measure divisible into two feet; fingers; as digital exercises, finger a period made up of two feet. A line exercises. of poetry, containing two metrical digital exercises feet, Digital exercises: literally, finger diminished exercises, or those designated to Made smaller; contracted: the term develope the independent power of is used primarily of intervals which each separate finger, are a semitone smaller than the corresponding major or perfect intervals,