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compound meter

compound meter noun: a meter with three subdivisions for every pulse.

Noun

compound meter (plural compound meters)

  1. A meter with three subdivisions for every pulse.

Forms of compound meter

pluralcompound meters

Questions about compound meter

What does compound meter mean?
Compound meter means a meter with three subdivisions for every pulse.
What part of speech is compound meter?
Compound meter is a noun.
What is the plural of compound meter?
The plural of compound meter is compound meters.

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