clef

Noun

Meaning

A character used in musical notation to determine the position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bass clef treble clef saul keystone central author cliff spanner latchkey vivace critical cast core frame crucial
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Antonyms

small little minor inferior obscure peripheral
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Hypernyms

musical notation

Hyponyms

F clef bass clef alto clef G clef C clef treble clef

Phrases with the word

a'clef baritone clef

Examples

When the pots containing two worms which had remained quite indifferent to the sound of the piano, were placed on this instrument, and the note C in the bass clef was struck, both instantly retreated into their burrows. Charles Darwin

About this sound Play ( help · info ) The neutral or percussion clef is not a clef in the same sense that the F, C, and G clefs are. Source: Internet

About this sound Play ( help · info ) Diatonic scale on C, "sopranino" clef. Source: Internet

About this sound Play ( help · info ) Where the G-clef is placed on the first line of the stave, it is called the French clef or French violin clef. Source: Internet

About this sound Play ( help · info ) Where the C-clef is placed on the fourth line of the stave, it is called the tenor clef. Source: Internet

As the true tenor clef has fallen into disuse in vocal writings, this "octave-dropped" treble clef is often called the tenor clef. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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