crotchet

crotch·et

 (krŏch′ĭt)

n.

1. An odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion.

2. Music See quarter note.

3. A small hook or hooklike structure.

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[Middle English crochet, hook, quarter note, from Old French, hook; see crochet.]

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crotchet

(ˈkrɒtʃɪt)

n

1. (Music, other) music a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve. Usual US and Canadian name: quarter note

2. a small hook or hooklike device

3. a perverse notion

4. (Zoology) zoology a small notched or hooked process, as in an insect

[C14: from Old French crochet, literally: little hook, from croche hook; see crocket]

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crotch•et

(ˈkrɒtʃ ɪt)

n.

1. an odd fancy or whimsical notion.

2. a small hook.

3. a hooklike device or part.

4. quarter note.

[1350–1400; Middle English crochet hook, staff with hook at end < Middle French]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crotchet - a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook hook curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes uncus - (biology) any hook-shaped process or part
	2.	crotchet - a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note quarter note musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
	3.	crotchet - a strange attitude or habit queerness, quirk, quirkiness, oddity strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
	4.	crotchet - a small tool or hooklike implement hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

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Translations

عَلامَة موسيقيّـة نِصْف سَوداء

čtvrťová nota

fjerdedelsnode

Viertelnote

negra

noire

negyed hangjegy

fjórîungsnóta

semiminima

ketvirtinė gaida

ceturtdaļnots

firedelsnotekvartnote

четвертьчетвертная нота

štvrťová nota

dörtlük

四分音符

crotchet

[ˈkrɒtʃɪt] N (Brit) (Mus) → negra f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

crotchet

[ˈkrɒtʃɪt] n (MUSIC) → noire f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crotchet

n

(Brit Mus) → Viertelnote f; crotchet rest → Viertelpause f

(inf: = cross person) → Miesepeter m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crotchet

[ˈkrɒtʃɪt] n (Brit) (Mus) → semiminima

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crotchet

(ˈkrotʃit) noun

in music, a note equal to half a minim. kwartnoot عَلامَة موسيقيّـة نِصْف سَوداء муз. четвъртина нота semínima čtvrťová nota die Viertelnote fjerdedelsnode τέταρτοnegra veerandnoot یک چهارم نت neljäsosanuotti noire רֶבַע תָּו संगीत में पाद स्वर četvrtinka negyed hangjegy setengah nada fjórðungsnóta semiminima 四分音符 4분 음표 ketvirtinė gaida ceturtdaļnots krocet kwartnootfiredelsnote, kvartnote ćwierćnuta یو ډول اشاره یا نښه ، چنګ semínima четвертная нота štvrťová nota četrtinka četvrt note fjärdedelsnot โน้ตเพลงมีค่า ¼ ของโน้ต dörtlük (音樂) 四分音符 чверть, четвертна нота ربع سُر كى علامت nốt đen （音乐中）四分音符

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