clef

clef

in music, a symbol on a staff showing the pitch of the notes
Not to be confused with:cleft – split; divided; a crack or crevice; an indentation between two parts, as of the chin

clef

C0399500 (klĕf)n. Music A symbol indicating the pitch represented by one line of a staff, in relation to which the other pitches of the staff can be determined.

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[French, key, from Old French, from Latin clāvis.]

clef

(klɛf) n (Music, other) one of several symbols placed on the left-hand side beginning of each stave indicating the pitch of the music written after it. See also alto clef, bass clef, C clef, soprano clef, tenor clef, treble clef[C16: from French: key, clef, from Latin clāvis; related to Latin claudere to close]

clef

(klɛf)

n. a sign at the beginning of a musical staff to show the pitch of the notes. [1570–80; < Middle French < Latin clāvis key]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

clef - a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following itmusical notation - (music) notation used by musiciansG clef, treble clef, treble staff - a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staffbass clef, F clef - a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staffalto clef, viola clef - a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staffC clef - a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staffsoprano clef - a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the stafftenor clef - a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns

Translations

音部记号

clef

(klef) noun in music, a sign (eg or) on the stave fixing the pitch of the notes. (音樂)五線譜上表示音高的譜號 （乐谱）音部记号