Definition of Hexachard

Definition of Hexachard

Hex"a*chord (?), n. [Hexa- + Gr. &?; string, chord: cf. F. hexacorde.] (Mus.) A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Any set of six pitch classes, half of the aggregate or full chromatic (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 6).

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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