crotchet

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crotch·et /ˈkrɒtʃɪt $ ˈkrɑː-/ noun [countable]  APM British English a musical note which continues for a quarter of the length of a semibreve 四分音符 SYN American English quarter note → minim, quaver

Examples from the Corpus

crotchet• Note that only crotchet rhythm is given to the strings.

crotch·et nounChineseSyllable  

a note for which a continues musical Corpus

crotchet
crotch‧et /ˈkrɒtʃət, ˈkrɒtʃɪt $ ˈkrɑː-/ noun [countable]
British English a musical note which continues for a quarter of the length of a semibreve
   SYN  quarter note American English ⇨ minim, quaver

crot·chetBrE /ˈkrɒtʃɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrɑːtʃɪt/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈquarter note) noun (music 音乐)

a note that lasts half as long as a minim/ half note 四分音符