natural
- adjective
- /ˈnæʧərəl/
- Specialized
- The predetermined error was planted in the tuba part: concert G-natural in place of the G-flat.
- natural minor scale
- natural minor
OK, well, this note, this G natural is really an F double sharp.
- OK, well, this note, this G natural is really an F double sharp.
- What I mean by this is on the one chord we have this B natural here, that's a third of the G chord.
Examples
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The first chord, E flat major, is in its most natural root position.
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You have a B, C sharp, and C natural...
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OK, well, this note, this G natural is really an F double sharp.
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As a result, they have a natural chord progression, generally very similar to the one mentioned earlier.
Academic text (1995) -
Lady Susan's voice is a clear, natural soprano.
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If you can tell that they played an F-sharp instead of an F-natural, write that near the circled note.
Academic text (2011) -
In the song, the guitarist played the G natural note to bring out its true sound.
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The teacher reminded the students to play the C natural on their instruments without any alterations.
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During the rehearsal, she emphasized that the D natural should be sung clearly and in tune.
Antonyms
Compounds
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A process in which plants and animals better suited to their home survive and have more young
Giving birth with little medical help and no drugs to reduce pain or help the birth
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The body's protection from disease that a person has naturally without a vaccine or previous infection
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A system people use to speak and write to each other rather than computer code
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A way to avoid pregnancy by not having sex during a woman's fertile days, without using medicine or devices
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The way computers understand and work with human language
- Specialized
An elastic material made from the sticky sap of certain trees used for many products
- Archaic
A salt from Bad Ems mineral waters that treats throat and nose infections
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A program that reads, understands, or writes human language text
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A computer program that understands and produces written or spoken language
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A sticky material some plants make, like amber, that people use in varnish and glue
An important English society that supports scientists and promotes science
How Low
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Natural comes from Latin natura meaning 'original state', so a natural note in music is the note at its ordinary pitch, not sharp or flat.