crotchet
A musical note one beat long in 4/4 timeA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
Meaning
8 sensesA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
Viertelnote
четвертна́я но́таčetvertnája nóta, че́твертьčétvertʹ
a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
(historical)A hook-shaped instrument, especially as used in obstetric surgery.
A forked support; a crotch.
(historical)An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
A square bracket.
(obsolete)A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
(archaic)A whim or a fancy.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English crochet, from Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc + -et (dimiFrom Middle English crochet, from Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc + -et (diminutive suffix), from Old Norse krókr (“hook”). The musical note was named so because of a small hook on its stem in black notation (in modern notation this hook is on the quaver/eighth note). Doublet of crochet, crocket, and croquet.
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Forms
plural: crotchetsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note:quarter note
- a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook:hook
- a strange attitude or habit:oddityqueernessquirkquirkiness