8th note

/eɪtθ noʊt/

Definition of 8th note - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: One-eighth note

TECH.

musical note lasting one eighth of a whole note

TECH.

Play an 8th note after the rest.
The melody starts with an 8th note.
She tapped her foot to every 8th note.

eighth note

quaver

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Expressions with note

note down

write something to remember it later

She noted down the address on a piece of paper.

mental note

deliberate private reminder, kept without writing

I made a mental note to ask the doctor tomorrow.

bum note

mistake or error in a situation

His comment was a bum note in the meeting.

of note

adj.

important or worthy of attention

The scientist made a discovery of note.

drop a note

leave a brief written communication

He dropped a note on her desk before leaving.

make a mental note

consciously decide to remember something

He made a mental note of the meeting time.

Terms with 8th note included in their meaning

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gallop

music

musical rhythm of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes

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French:croche, ...
German:Achtelnote, ...
Italian:croma, ...
Spanish:corchea, ...
Portuguese:colcheia, ...
Chinese:8分音符, ...
Japanese:8分音符, ...
Arabic:ثمن, ...
Hebrew:שמינית, ...
Russian:восьмая, ...
Ukrainian:восьма, ...
Hindi:आठवां नोट, ...
Bengali:৮ম নোট, ...
Catalan:corxera, ...
Czech:osminová nota, ...
Danish:ottendedelsnode, ...
Dutch:achtste noot, ...
Greek:ογδόο, ...
Hungarian:nyolcad, ...
Khmer:សូរតន្ត្រីមួយភាគប្រាំបី, ...
Korean:8분음표, ...
Persian:نت هشتم, ...
Polish:ósemka, ...
Portuguese (BR):colcheia, ...
Romanian:crotchetă, ...
Swedish:åttondelsnot, ...
Thai:เขบ็ตหนึ่งชั้น, ...
Turkish:sekizlik, ...
Vietnamese:móc đơn, ...

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