quarter rest

noun

A rest of the same duration as a quarter note.

Meanings

nounquarter rest (plural quarter rests)

plural quarter rests

  1. entertainmentA rest of the same duration as a quarter note.

    Synonyms: crotchet rest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rest of the same duration as a quarter note.

Translations

Dutch kwartrust
  • kwartrustrest as long as a quarter note
French soupir
  • soupirrest as long as a quarter note
German Viertelpause
  • Viertelpauserest as long as a quarter note
Icelandic fjórðapartsþögn
  • fjórðapartsþögnrest as long as a quarter note
Italian pausa di semiminima
  • pausa di semiminimarest as long as a quarter note
Polish pauza ćwierćnutowa
  • pauza ćwierćnutowarest as long as a quarter note
Romanian pauză de pătrime (o)
  • pauză de pătrime (o)rest as long as a quarter note
Swedish fjärdedelspaus
  • fjärdedelspausrest as long as a quarter note
Vietnamese lặng đen, dấu lặng đen
  • lặng đenrest as long as a quarter note
  • dấu lặng đenrest as long as a quarter note
Cite this entry
APA

quarter rest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20rest

MLA

“quarter rest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20rest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter rest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20rest.

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