Found 2 items, similar to passing tone.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: passing tone passing tone n : a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes [syn: passing note]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Passing tone Passing \Pass"ing\, a. 1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing. [1913 Webster] 2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. --Chaucer. “Her passing deformity.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Passing note (Mus.), a character including a passing tone. Passing tone (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the harmony. [1913 Webster]