Definition of Apotome
1. n. The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between √2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
Medical Definition of Apotome
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1. The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
2. The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
Origin: Gr. A cutting off, fr. To cut off; from + to cut.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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