whole rests

Noun

whole rest (plural whole rests)

1. A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.

   Synonyms:

   semibreve rest

2. A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly below the line above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines.