Minor scale and Musical mode

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

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

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