double stop

Speech parts

1. double stop - Noun

2. double stop - Verb

Meaning

double stop (plural double stops)

(music, stringed instruments) two notes being played simultaneously

double-stop (third-person singular simple present double-stops, present participle double-stopping, simple past and past participle double-stopped)

(music) to play on two stopped strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.

double-stop (plural double-stops)

(music) a chord or combination composed of two notes played on separate strings simultaneously.

Alternative names

double-stop

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