The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apotome \A*pot"o*me\ ([.a]*p[o^]t"[-o]*m[-e]), n. [Gr. 'apotomh`
a cutting off, fr. 'apote`mnein to cut off; 'apo` from +
te`mnein to cut.]
1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities
commensurable only in power, as between [root]2 and 1, or
between the diagonal and side of a square.
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2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller
semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
[Obs.]
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