apotomecommon nounSyllable DecompositionapotomeEtymologyexpandborrowed from Ancient Greek, see apo- and -tome.Definitions1. Remainder of two incommensurable quantities from which one is subtracted from the other.expand2. Part of a tone, sometimes larger, sometimes smaller than the mean semitone.expandLes Grecs distinguaient plusieurs apotomes.Pluralapotomes