dotted : Idioms & Phrases


Dotted note

  • (Mus.), a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value; thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims, and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes.
Webster 1913

Dotted rest

  • a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note.
Webster 1913