'Time signature' definitions:

Definition of 'time signature'

(from WordNet)

noun

A musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat [syn: time signature, musical time signature]

Definition of 'Time signature'

From: GCIDE

Time signature \Time signature\ (Music) A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placed after the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also called rhythmical signature. It is in the form of a fraction, of which the denominator indicates the kind of note taken as time unit for the beat, and the numerator, the number of these to the measure. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'time signature'

From: Moby Thesaurus

accent,
accent mark,
bar,
cancel,
character,
custos,
direct,
dot,
expression mark,
fermata,
hold,
key signature,
lead,
ligature,
mark,
measure,
metronomic mark,
notation,
pause,
presa,
segno,
sign,
signature,
slur,
swell,
symbol,
tempo mark,
tie,
vinculum

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