a-flat

noun

A tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.

“The bassoon came in on a low A-flat.”

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Meanings

a-flat1

nouna-flat (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of A-flat.

A-flat2

nounA-flat (plural A-flats)

plural A-flats · alternative A flat · alternative a-flat · alternative a flat · alternative A♭

  1. entertainmentA tone one semitone below A, between G and A, denoted A♭.

    The bassoon came in on a low A-flat.

  2. entertainmentA key or other mechanism for producing an A-flat.

    I had to take it to the shop because the A-flat was stuck.

  3. entertainmentThe key of A-flat major.

    We will now hear the third sonata, in A-flat.

Translations

Afrikaans A-mol
  • A-moltone four fifths below C
Chinese Mandarin 降A
  • 降Atone four fifths below C
Czech as
  • astone four fifths below C
Danish as
  • astone four fifths below C
Dutch As
  • Astone four fifths below C
Finnish as
  • astone four fifths below C
French la bémol
  • la bémoltone four fifths below C
German As
  • Astone four fifths below C
Hungarian asz
  • asztone four fifths below C
Icelandic as, as-takki
  • astone four fifths below C
  • as-takkimechanism for producing an A-flat
  • as-klappimechanism for producing an A-flat
Italian la bemolle
  • la bemolletone four fifths below C
Polish as, as
  • astone four fifths below C
  • asmechanism for producing an A-flat
Swedish ass
  • asstone four fifths below C
Cite this entry
APA

a-flat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a-flat

MLA

“a-flat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a-flat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a-flat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a-flat.

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