{Quintuple time} (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Quintuple — Quin tu*ple, a. [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. {Quadruple}.] Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold. [1913 Webster] {Quintuple time} (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quintuple — ► ADJECTIVE 1) consisting of five parts or elements. 2) five times as much or as many. 3) (of time in music) having five beats in a bar. ► VERB ▪ increase or be increased fivefold. ► NOUN ▪ a quintuple number or amount … English terms dictionary
Time signature — Common time redirects here. For the short story, see Common Time. Simple example of a 34 time signature: here there are three quarter notes per measure. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western … Wikipedia
time — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Measurement of duration Nouns 1. time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; fourth dimension; the whole time; era, epoch, age, aeon; time of life; moment, instant, instantaneity,… … English dictionary for students
quintuple — [ kwɪntjʊp(ə)l, kwɪn tju:p(ə)l] adjective 1》 consisting of five parts or elements. 2》 five times as much or as many. 3》 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar. verb increase or be increased fivefold. noun a quintuple thing, number, or… … English new terms dictionary
quintuple — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 fivefold; consisting of five parts. 2 involving five parties. 3 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar. n. a fivefold number or amount. v.tr. & intr. multiply by five; increase fivefold. Derivatives: quintuply adv.… … Useful english dictionary
List of musical works in unusual time signatures — Listed here are musical compositions or pieces in Western music that have unusual time signatures. Unusual is here defined to be any time signature other than simple time signatures with top numerals of 2, 3, or 4 and bottom numerals of 2, 4, or… … Wikipedia
Tuplet — This article is about the note groupings. For mathematical grouping, see tuple. Irrational rhythm ( Play … Wikipedia
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Double (basketball) — In basketball, a double is the accumulation of a double digit number total in one of five statistical categories points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots in a game. Multiple players usually score double digit points in any given… … Wikipedia
