"Shepard scale" meaning in All languages combined

See Shepard scale on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Shepard scales [plural]
Etymology: For Roger Shepard, American scientist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shepard scale (plural Shepard scales)
  1. (music) A series of Shepard tones constructed to give the illusion of a continuously rising (or falling) series of notes. Wikipedia link: Shepard scale Categories (topical): Music

Inflected forms

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