equal temperament
NOUN
/ikwəl_'tɛmpərəmənt/
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH E
equal temperament is a valid 17-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1Q10U1A1L1T1E1M3P3E1R1A1M3E1N1T1
1 + 10 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING
What does equal temperament mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The division of the scale based on an octave that is divided into twelve exactly equal semitones.
“equal temperament is the system commonly used in keyboard instruments”
BROADER