rastrum

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/ˈɹæstɹəm//ˈɹɑːstɹəm/

noun

A five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.

OriginLatin rāstrum →
Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounrastrum (plural rastrums)

plural rastrums

  1. A five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.

Origin

  1. Latinrāstrum“rake”
  2. Englishrastrum

Learned borrowing from Latin rāstrum (“rake”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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