leimma

/L AY1 M AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (music) Alternative form of limma. [(music) Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.]