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* ''Define the named range as "octave-equivalent mosses with note counts 6-10".''
* ''Define the named range as "octave-equivalent mosses with note counts 6-10".''
* ''Make abbreviations be suggestive of the full name wherever possible, and have no more than 4 letters. Prefixes do not need to be suggestive of the full name.''
* ''The names column has one name and one name only. Other names can be added into the etymology column.''
* ''The names column has one name and one name only. Other names can be added either into the etymology column.''
* ''Have prefix/abbrev use not be a footnote; explain it in the section body!''
* ''Have prefix/abbrev use not be a footnote; explain it in the section body!''


TAMNAMS uses the following names for mosses with step counts between 6 and 10. These names are optional; interval size names and step ratio names can be combined with conventional ''xL ys'' names.
TAMNAMS uses the following names for octave-equivalent (or tempered-octave) mosses with step counts between 6 and 10. These names are optional; interval size names and step ratio names can be combined with conventional ''xL ys'' names.


Some of the names come from older temperament-agnostic mos names, such as names (such as ''mosh'') from [[Graham Breed]]'s [[Graham Breed's MOS naming scheme|mos names]]. These names have been coined so that mosses can be discussed more independently of RTT temperaments. Sometimes the prefix has a different source than the scale name for euphonic reasons.
Prefixes and abbreviations are used in place of the prefix ''mos-'', as seen in the terms ''mosstep'' and ''mosdegree'', abbreviated ''ms'' and ''md'', respectively. For example, discussion of the intervals and scale degrees of ''oneirotonic'' uses the terms ''oneirosteps'' and ''oneirodegrees'', abbreviated as ''oneis'' and ''oneid'', respectively.


This list is maintained by [[User:Inthar]] and [[User:Godtone]].
This list is maintained by [[User:Inthar]] and [[User:Godtone]].
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|[[1L 5s]]||selenite||sel-||sel||indirect reference to [[luna]] temperament
|[[1L 5s]]||selenite||sel-||sel||indirect reference to [[luna]] temperament
|-
|-
|[[2L 4s]]||malic||mal-||mal||apples have two concave ends, lemons have two pointy ends.
|[[2L 4s]]||malic||mal-||mal||apples have two concave ends, lemons have two pointy ends
|-
|-
|[[3L 3s]]||triwood||triwd-||twd||from 3-wood
|[[3L 3s]]||triwood||triwd-||tw||from 3-wood
|-
|-
|[[4L 2s]]||citric||citro-||cit||parent mos of lemon and lime
|[[4L 2s]]||citric||citro-||cit||parent mos of lemon and lime
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|[[2L 5s]]||antidiatonic||pel-||pel||pel- is from pelog
|[[2L 5s]]||antidiatonic||pel-||pel||pel- is from pelog
|-
|-
|[[3L 4s]]||mosh||mosh-||mo||Graham Breed's name; from "mohajira-ish"
|[[3L 4s]]||mosh||mosh-||mosh||Graham Breed's name; from "mohajira-ish"
|-
|-
|[[4L 3s]]||smitonic||smi-||smi||from "sharp minor third"
|[[4L 3s]]||smitonic||smi-||smi||from "sharp minor third"
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|[[3L 5s]]||checkertonic||check-||chk||from the [[Kite Giedraitis's Categorizations of 41edo Scales|Kite guitar checkerboard scale]]
|[[3L 5s]]||checkertonic||check-||chk||from the [[Kite Giedraitis's Categorizations of 41edo Scales|Kite guitar checkerboard scale]]
|-
|-
|[[4L 4s]]||tetrawood||tetrawd-||ttwd||from 4-wood; also called ''diminished<ref name="unofficial">Common name no longer recommend by TAMNAMS due to risk of ambiguity. Provided for reference.</ref>''
|[[4L 4s]]||tetrawood||tetrawd-||ttw||from 4-wood; also called ''diminished<ref name="unofficial">Common name no longer recommend by TAMNAMS due to risk of ambiguity. Provided for reference.</ref>''
|-
|-
|[[5L 3s]]||oneirotonic||oneiro-||onei||originally a name for 13edo's 5L 3s
|[[5L 3s]]||oneirotonic||oneiro-||onei||originally a name for 13edo's 5L 3s
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|[[4L 5s]]||gramitonic||gram-||gram||from "grave minor third"
|[[4L 5s]]||gramitonic||gram-||gram||from "grave minor third"
|-
|-
|[[5L 4s]]||semiquartal||cthon-||sq||from "half fourth" and "chthonic"
|[[5L 4s]]||semiquartal||cthon-||cth||from "half fourth" and "chthonic"
|-
|-
|[[6L 3s]]||hyrulic||hyru-||hy||allusion to [[triforce]] temperament
|[[6L 3s]]||hyrulic||hyru-||hy||allusion to [[triforce]] temperament
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|[[4L 6s]]||lime||lime-||lim||limes/4L 6s's steps tend to be smaller than lemons/6L 4s's steps
|[[4L 6s]]||lime||lime-||lim||limes/4L 6s's steps tend to be smaller than lemons/6L 4s's steps
|-
|-
|[[5L 5s]]||pentawood||pentawd-||pwd||from 5-wood
|[[5L 5s]]||pentawood||pentawd-||pw||from 5-wood
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|-
|[[6L 4s]]||lemon||lem-||lem||from [[lemba]] temperament
|[[6L 4s]]||lemon||lem-||lem||from [[lemba]] temperament
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=== Expanding the named range to mosses with fewer than 6 steps ===
=== Expanding the named range to mosses with fewer than 6 steps ===
Expanding the named range to include mosses fewer than 6 steps entails naming pentatonic and tetratonic mosses, as well as 1L 2s, 2L 1s, and 1L 1s, the latter of which is the simplest possible mos pattern. These names are chosen to be as general as possible and to avoid bias or flavor, under the reasoning that such mosses are common and broad in tuning that their names can be used, and validly reused, in non-octave contexts.
{| class="wikitable center-all"
{| class="wikitable center-all"
! colspan="6" |2-note mosses
! colspan="5" |2-note mosses
|-
|-
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Must be octave-equivalent?!!Etymology
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Etymology
|-
|-
|[[1L 1s]]||trivial||triv-||trv||No||the simplest valid mos pattern
|[[1L 1s]]||trivial||triv-||trv||the simplest valid mos pattern
|-
|-
|[[1L 1s]]||monowood||monowd-||wood||Yes||blackwood[10] & whitewood[14] generalized to n-wood for nL ns
! colspan="5" |3-note mosses
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |3-note mosses
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Etymology
|-
|-
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Must be octave-equivalent?!!Etymology
|[[1L 2s]]||antrial||atri-||atri||broader range than trial so named w.r.t. it (anti-trial; antial; antrial)
|-
|-
|[[1L 2s]]||antrial||atri-||atri||No||broader range than trial so named w.r.t. it (anti-trial; antial; antrial)
|[[2L 1s]]||trial||tri-||tri||from tri- for 3
|-
|-
|[[2L 1s]]||trial||tri-||tri||No||from tri- for 3
! colspan="5" |4-note mosses
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |4-note mosses
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Etymology
|-
|-
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Must be octave-equivalent?!!Etymology
|[[1L 3s]]||antetric||atetra-||att||broader range than tetric so named w.r.t. it (anti-tetric; antetric)
|-
|-
|[[1L 3s]]||antetric||atetra-||att||No||broader range than tetric so named w.r.t. it (anti-tetric; antetric)
|[[2L 2s]]||''none''||''none''||''none''||no name given, as 2L 2s is a duplication of 1L 1s
|-
|-
|[[2L 2s]]||biwood||biwd-||bw||Yes||from 2-wood
|[[3L 1s]]||tetric||tetra-||tt||from tetra- for 4
|-
|-
|[[3L 1s]]||tetric||tetra-||tt||No||from tetra- for 4
! colspan="5" |5-note mosses
|-
|-
! colspan="6" |5-note mosses
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Etymology
|-
|-
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Must be octave-equivalent?!!Etymology
|[[1L 4s]]||pedal||ped-||ped||one big toe and four small toes
|-
|-
|[[1L 4s]]||pedal||ped-||ped||No||one big toe and four small toes
|[[2L 3s]]||pentic||pent-||pt||common pentatonic; from penta- for 5
|-
|-
|[[2L 3s]]||pentic||pent-||pt||No||common pentatonic; from penta- for 5
|[[3L 2s]]||antipentic||apent-||apt||opposite pattern of common pentatonic mos
|-
|-
|[[3L 2s]]||antipentic||apent-||apt||No||opposite pattern of common pentatonic mos
|[[4L 1s]]||manual||manu-||manu||one thumb and four longer fingers
|-
|[[4L 1s]]||manual||manu-||manu||No||one thumb and four longer fingers
|}
|}
=== Expanding the named range to mosses with more than 5 periods ===
=== Expanding the named range to mosses with more than 5 periods ===
Names for ''n''L ''n''s mosses are provided by prefixing the number of periods ''n'' to the term ''wood'', from blackwood and whitewood temperaments. The corresponding Greek numeral prefix may be used instead.


=== Expanding the named range to mosses with more than 10 ===
Applying this to 1L 1s and 2L 2s produces the names ''monowood'' and ''biwood.'' ''Monowood'' is not to be confused with ''trivial'', as it and biwood must refer to an octave-equivalent mos, whereas ''trivial'' can be used to describe a 1L 1s step pattern with any size period.
{| class="wikitable center-all"
|-
!Pattern!!Name!!Prefix!!Abbr.!!Etymology
|-
|[[1L 1s]]||monowood||monowd-||w||blackwood[10] & whitewood[14] generalized to 1L 1s
|-
|[[2L 2s]]||biwood||biwd-||bw||blackwood[10] & whitewood[14] generalized to 2L 2s
|-
|3L 3s||triwood||triwd-||trw||from 3-wood; included for comparison
|-
|4L 4s||tetrawood||tetrawd-||ttw||from 4-wood; included for comparison
|-
|5L 5s||pentawood||pentawd-||pw||from 5-wood; included for comparison
|-
|''n''L ''n''s||''n''-wood||''none''||''none''||blackwood[10] & whitewood[14] generalized to ''n''L ''n''s
|}
=== Expanding the named range to mosses with more than 10 steps ===


== Reasoning for mos pattern names ==
== Reasoning for mos pattern names ==
<blockquote>''The following is a rewrite to a section to the TAMNAMS appendix.''</blockquote>The goal of TAMNAMS mos names is to choose memorable but aesthetically neutral names for mosses with step counts from 6 to 10. General principles are outlined below.
<blockquote>''The following is a rewrite to a section to the TAMNAMS appendix.''</blockquote>The goal of TAMNAMS mos names is to choose memorable but aesthetically neutral names for the most common octave-equivalent mosses.


=== General principles ===
=== General reasonings ===


==== Names based on temperaments ====
==== Use established names if they do not cause confusion ====
Mos names already in use are incorporated into TAMNAMS. Examples of such names include ''mosh'' (from Graham Breed's naming scheme), ''tcherepnin''{{Clarify}}, ''oneirotonic'' (refers to a 5L 3s scale in 13edo), ''diatonic'', and ''antidiatonic.''
 
==== Modify or avoid temperament-based names ====
Mos names are chosen so that these mosses can be discussed more independently of RTT temperaments, but there are exceptions.
Mos names are chosen so that these mosses can be discussed more independently of RTT temperaments, but there are exceptions.


A few names – namely "pine", "hyrulic", "jaric", "ekic" and "lemon" – are all based on temperaments – porcupine, hyrule, pajara, echidnoid, and lemba, respectively. However, these names are heavily modified forms of their respective temperaments.
A few names – namely ''pine'', ''hyrulic'', ''jaric'', ''ekic'' and ''lemon'' – are all based on notable temperaments – porcupine, hyrule, pajara, echidnoid, and lemba, respectively. However, these names are heavily abstracted from the original temperament names.


Names ending in -oid – namely "machinoid", "sephiroid", and "dicoid" – refer to [[Exotemperament|exotemperaments]] which, when including extreme tunings, effectively cover the entirety of the corresponding mos. Therefore, edos with simple step ratios for that mos will correspond to valid tunings (if not by patent val, then with a small number of warts).
Names ending in the prefix ''-oid'' – namely ''machinoid'', ''sephiroid'', and ''dicoid'' – refer to [[Exotemperament|exotemperaments]] which, when including extreme tunings, effectively cover the entirety of the corresponding mos. Therefore, edos with simple step ratios for that mos will correspond to valid tunings (if not by patent val, then with a small number of warts).


==== Names for mosses with 5 steps or fewer ====
==== Assign names to mosses most likely to see use ====
Names for these mosses require that some small integer multiple of the period is equal to an octave, under the reasoning that mosses with five or less notes are common and broad in tuning enough that they are much more likely to find interest in non-octave contexts. Because of this, their names were chosen to be extremely general, both to avoid bias/being too flavorful and (correspondingly) so that the terms could validly be reused for any mos for which the period is not equal to a (potentially tempered) octave.
Names are given to mosses that are the most likely to be used by musicians. As such, TAMNAMS only provides mosses within the range of 6 to 10 steps, as their step counts are close to that of diatonic (7 steps). Mosses with note counts greater than that are likely to be supersets (that is, daughter or even granddaughter mosses) of a smaller, TAMNAMS-named mos, and is recommend to see them as such.
===Name-specific reasonings===
==== Names for monolarge mosses ====
Similarly, the inclusion of mosses of the form 1L ns using the "anti-" prefix (or an- for less-than-six-note mosses) was also for a practical consideration; although the tuning range is very unhelpful for knowing what such a mos will sound, it is nonetheless useful for describing structure in situations where one does not want to use the mathematical name, especially given that in such situations the tuning will likely be specified somewhere already. Jaric and taric specifically were chosen over bipedal and bimanual because of this, and to a lesser extent, lemon and lime were chosen over antibipentic and bipentic respectively (and for consistency with that their parent MOSS, 4L2s, is named citric).


This does not apply to monowood and biwood, which must refer to octave-equivalent mosses.
Any multiperiod mos with more than five notes was given a name that wasn't reliant on the name of a mos with five or less notes as such names were based on those mos names formerly requiring an octave tuning (which is to say some small integer multiple of their period must be equal to a (potentially slightly tempered) octave).
==== Names for multi-period mosses ====
The inclusion of mos names for "multiperiod" mosses was from a desire to have all ten-note-and-under mosses named for completeness, which is also what prompted some of the reconsiderations mentioned earlier. Similarly, the inclusion of mosses of the form 1L ns using the "anti-" prefix (or an- for less-than-six-note mosses) was also for a practical consideration; although the tuning range is very unhelpful for knowing what such a mos will sound, it is nonetheless useful for describing structure in situations where one does not want to use the mathematical name, especially given that in such situations the tuning will likely be specified somewhere already. Jaric and taric specifically were chosen over bipedal and bimanual because of this, and to a lesser extent, lemon and lime were chosen over antibipentic and bipentic respectively (and for consistency with that their parent MOSS, 4L2s, is named citric).
==== Names for monolarge mosses and use of the anti- prefix ====
The distinction between using the prefixes "anti-" vs "an-" for reversing the number of large vs. small steps is also not as trivial as it may sound. In the case of mosses with six or more notes, as the period is always an octave, there is a very large tuning range for the 1L ns mosses (hence the original reason for omitting such mosses), but the "anti-" prefix shows that what is significant is that it has the opposite structure to the corresponding nL 1s mos while pointing out the resulting ambiguity of range. In the case of mosses with five or less notes, as the period is not known and therefore could be very small, this is not as much of a concern as fuller specification is likely required anyway, especially in the case of larger periods, so the name should not be tediously long as the name refers to a very simple mos pattern, and for related reasons, the name shouldn't give as much of a sense of one 'orientation' of the structure being more 'primary' than the other, while with mosses with more than five notes, this suggestion of sense is very much intended, because it will almost always make more sense to talk about the (n+1)L 1s child mos of whatever 1L ns mos you want to speak of.
The distinction between using the prefixes "anti-" vs "an-" for reversing the number of large vs. small steps is also not as trivial as it may sound. In the case of mosses with six or more notes, as the period is always an octave, there is a very large tuning range for the 1L ns mosses (hence the original reason for omitting such mosses), but the "anti-" prefix shows that what is significant is that it has the opposite structure to the corresponding nL 1s mos while pointing out the resulting ambiguity of range. In the case of mosses with five or less notes, as the period is not known and therefore could be very small, this is not as much of a concern as fuller specification is likely required anyway, especially in the case of larger periods, so the name should not be tediously long as the name refers to a very simple mos pattern, and for related reasons, the name shouldn't give as much of a sense of one 'orientation' of the structure being more 'primary' than the other, while with mosses with more than five notes, this suggestion of sense is very much intended, because it will almost always make more sense to talk about the (n+1)L 1s child mos of whatever 1L ns mos you want to speak of.
===Name-specific reasonings===
====Pedal (1L 4s)====
====Pedal (1L 4s)====
Pedals are operated with feet, which have one large toe and four small toes. Also comes from words like "bipedal", where in TAMNAMS, "bipedal" would literally mean a pedal scale with a period equal to half of some chosen interval, although such a scale would have either two right feet or two left feet depending on orientation chosen. If you think "car"/"vehicle" when you think "pedal" and don't think (or want to think) much about feet then you can think about "[[beep]]ing" (as [[beep]] is the 7-limit 4&5 exotemperament). Because this name relies so heavily and fundamentally on there being 1 large and 4 small steps per period, it is appropriate to generalise for any size of period you would want. In that regard, same goes for manual, pentic and anpentic.
Pedals are operated with feet, which have one large toe and four small toes. Also comes from words like "bipedal", where in TAMNAMS, "bipedal" would literally mean a pedal scale with a period equal to half of some chosen interval, although such a scale would have either two right feet or two left feet depending on orientation chosen. If you think "car"/"vehicle" when you think "pedal" and don't think (or want to think) much about feet then you can think about "[[beep]]ing" (as [[beep]] is the 7-limit 4&5 exotemperament). Because this name relies so heavily and fundamentally on there being 1 large and 4 small steps per period, it is appropriate to generalise for any size of period you would want. In that regard, same goes for manual, pentic and anpentic.
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=== Former names ===
=== Former names ===
Several names have been changed significantly, as naming principles have evolved to what they are currently and as the meaning behind these names have been called into question. These names are provided here for reference, as some names still see some use among users. Changes to spelling are not considered significant and are thus not included here.
Several names have been changed significantly, as naming principles have evolved to what they are currently, or due to the meaning behind these names being called into question. Former names are provided here for reference, as some names still see some use among users. Changes to spelling are not considered significant and are thus not included here.
{| class="wikitable center-all"
{| class="wikitable center-all"
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|[[5L 7s]]
|[[5L 7s]]
|''Not part of named range''||p-chromatic||Dropped when 10-note limit was established, but still see some use.
|''Not part of named range''||p-chromatic||Dropped when 10-note limit was established, but still sees some use.
|-
|-
|[[7L 5s]]
|[[7L 5s]]
|''Not part of named range''||m-chromatic
|''Not part of named range''||m-chromatic
|Dropped when 10-note limit was established, but still see some use.
|Dropped when 10-note limit was established, but still sees some use.
|}
|}
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