time signature
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time signature
noun time signatures
- A symbol or numerical sign placed on a stave to indicate the meter; in the case of a numerical time signature, the numerator is the number of beats per bar, the denominator represents the value of each beat.
- The meter of a given piece. Most bluegrass banjo music is played in a time signature of either 4/4 or 3/4.
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noun numerical sign
| Español | quebrado de compás, cifra de compás |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박자표 bakjapyo |
| 中文 | 拍號 /拍号 pāihào |
| Português | fórmula de compasso |
| Français | chiffrage de mesure |
| Deutsch | Taktangabe |
| Română | metru, metru muzical |
| Русский | разме́р razmér |
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