notehead

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noun

The elliptical head of a note in musical notation.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounnotehead (plural noteheads)

plural noteheads · alternative note head

  1. The elliptical head of a note in musical notation.

Origin

Translations

Catalan cap
  • caphead of a musical note
Dutch kop
  • kophead of a musical note
French tête de note
  • tête de notehead of a musical note
German Notenkopf
  • Notenkopfhead of a musical note
Māori paneoro
  • paneorohead of a musical note
Polish główka nuty
  • główka nutyhead of a musical note

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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