Minor diatonic scale and Musical mode

Minor diatonic scale noun - A diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th.

Musical mode and minor diatonic scale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musical mode" instead a noun phrase "Minor diatonic scale".

Musical mode noun - Any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave.

Minor diatonic scale and musical mode are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Minor diatonic scale" with "Musical mode", this phrases are similar.