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time signature

time signature noun: 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.

Noun

time signature (plural time signatures)

  1. 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.

time signature meaning in Persian

time signature in Persian

numerical sign
کسر میزان kasr-e mizân

Forms of time signature

pluraltime signatures

Questions about time signature

What does time signature mean?
Time signature means 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.
What is time signature in Persian?
Time signature in Persian is کسر میزان (kasr-e mizân). See Time signature meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is time signature?
Time signature is a noun.
What is the plural of time signature?
The plural of time signature is time signatures.

Words near time signature in the dictionary

  1. time shutters
  2. time sight
  3. time sights
  4. time signal
  5. time signals
  6. time signature
  7. time signatures
  8. Time Simulator
  9. time sink
  10. time sinks
  11. time slice

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