e-flat

noun

A tone one semitone lower than E, between D and E.

“The clarinet played a long E-flat.”

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Meanings

e-flat1

noune-flat (plural e-flats)

plural e-flats

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of E-flat.

E-flat2

nounE-flat (plural E-flats)

plural E-flats · alternative E♭

  1. entertainmentA tone one semitone lower than E, between D and E.

    The clarinet played a long E-flat.

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

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

  3. entertainmentThe key of E flat major.

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

Translations

Czech es
  • estone between D and E
Finnish es
  • estone between D and E
French mi bémol, mi bémol
  • mi bémoltone between D and E
  • mi bémolmechanism for producing an E-flat
German Es, Es
  • Estone between D and E
  • Esmechanism for producing an E-flat
Hungarian esz
  • esztone between D and E
Italian mi bemolle, mi bemolle
  • mi bemolletone between D and E
  • mi bemollemechanism for producing an E-flat
Norwegian ess
  • esstone between D and E
Russian ми-бемо́ль
  • ми-бемо́ль (mi-bemólʹ)tone between D and E
Swedish ess
  • esstone between D and E
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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