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Crotchet word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "crotchet" word

[noun] a small tool or hook-like implement
[noun] a strange attitude or habit
[noun] a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
[noun] a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
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\Crotch"et\ (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Crochet}, {Crocket}, {Crosier}.] 1. A forked support; a crotch. The crotchets of their cot in columns rise. --Dryden. 2. (Mus.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note. 3. (Fort.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed. 4. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle. 5. (Print.) A bracket. See {Bracket}. 6. (Med.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus. --Dunglison. 7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit. He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by crotchets that he could never explain to any rational man. --De Quincey.
\Crotch"et\, v. i. To play music in measured time. [Obs.] --Donne.

Synonyms for crotchet

hook, oddity, quarter note, queerness, quirk, quirkiness

See also: curve | curved shape | hook | musical note | note | strangeness | tone | uncus | unfamiliarity |

Related terms: bee, bifurcation, bight, caprice, crank, craze, dominant, enharmonic, fool notion, furcation, harebrained idea, inflection, maggot, megrim, patent note, quarter note, report, semibreve, staccato, tone, twist, whole note

The fun area, different aproach to word »crotchet«

Let's analyse "crotchet" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TEHCTORC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2090 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. .-. --- - -.-. .... . -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: crotchet: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: crotchet: 3 + 9 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 8 + 5 + 2 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (2) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (2) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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