middle C

noun

The musical note note C4, with a pitch of approximately 261.6 hertz in concert pitch.

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Meanings

nounmiddle C (plural middle Cs or middle C's)

plural middle Cs · plural middle C's

  1. entertainmentThe musical note note C4, with a pitch of approximately 261.6 hertz in concert pitch.
  2. entertainmentThe key on a piano or other keyboard instrument corresponding to this note.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中央C
  • 中央C (zhōngyāng-sēi)musical note, 261.626 Hz
Finnish keski-C, yksiviivainen C
  • keski-Cmusical note, 261.626 Hz
  • yksiviivainen Cmusical note, 261.626 Hz
French do central
  • do centralmusical note, 261.626 Hz
Polish środkowe C
  • środkowe Cmusical note, 261.626 Hz
Portuguese dó central
  • dó centralmusical note, 261.626 Hz
Spanish do central
  • do centralmusical note, 261.626 Hz
Swedish ettstrukna C
  • ettstrukna Cmusical note, 261.626 Hz
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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