F clef

noun

a clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff.

“The F clef may be placed on the third or fourth or fifth line (from the bottom) of a five-line staff, and is then called the baritone clef, bass clef, or subbass clef, respectively.”

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bass clef
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Meanings

nounF clef (plural F clefs)

plural F clefs

  1. entertainmenta clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff.

    The F clef may be placed on the third or fourth or fifth line (from the bottom) of a five-line staff, and is then called the baritone clef, bass clef, or subbass clef, respectively.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff

Similar
bass clef
Broader
clef
Also see
bassbass clef

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 低音譜號 /低音谱号
  • 低音譜號 /低音谱号 (dīyīn pǔhào)a clef
Dutch f-sleutel, fasleutel
  • f-sleutela clef
  • fasleutela clef
Finnish bassoavain, F-avain
  • bassoavaina clef
  • F-avaina clef
  • F-nuottiavaina clef
French clef de fa, clé de fa
  • clef de faa clef
  • clé de faa clef
German Bassschlüssel
  • Bassschlüssela clef
Icelandic f-lykill
  • f-lykilla clef
Italian chiave di fa
  • chiave di faa clef
Japanese ヘ音記号
  • ヘ音記号 (heon kigō)a clef
Polish klucz basowy
  • klucz basowya clef
Portuguese clave de fá
  • clave de fáa clef
Russian ключ фа, басо́вый ключ
  • ключ фа (ključ fa)a clef
  • басо́вый ключ (basóvyj ključ)a clef
Cite this entry
APA

F clef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/F%20clef

MLA

“F clef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/F%20clef. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “F clef,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/F%20clef.

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