'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