- quarter note
- noun Date: 1763 a musical note with the time value of 1/4 of a whole note — see note illustration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
quarter note
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Quarter note — Quarter Quar ter (kw[aum]r t[ e]r), n. [F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.] 1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarter note — n AmE a musical note which continues for a quarter of the length of a ↑whole note British Equivalent: crotchet … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarter note — quarter ,note noun count AMERICAN a short musical note that is played for one quarter of the time of a WHOLE NOTE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quarter note — quarter notes N COUNT A quarter note is a musical note that has a time value equal to two eighth notes. [AM] (in BRIT, use crotchet) … English dictionary
quarter note — n. Music a note having one fourth the duration of a whole note: see NOTE … English World dictionary
Quarter note — A quarter note (American) or crotchet (British) is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Often people will say that a crotchet is one beat, however, this is not always correct, as the beat is indicated by… … Wikipedia
quarter note — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms quarter note : singular quarter note plural quarter notes music American a crotchet … English dictionary
quarter note — note which is worth one fourth of a whole note (Music) … English contemporary dictionary
quarter note — noun a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note • Syn: ↑crotchet • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone … Useful english dictionary
quarter note — quar′ter note n. mad a musical note equal in time value to one quarter of a whole note • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
quarter note — Synonyms and related words: accidental, breve, crotchet, demisemiquaver, dominant, dominant note, double whole note, eighth note, enharmonic, enharmonic note, flat, half note, hemidemisemiquaver, minim, musical note, natural, note, patent note,… … Moby Thesaurus
