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Meaning of "half rest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF REST

half rest  [hɑːf rest] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF REST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half rest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF REST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rest (music)

A rest is an interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a symbol indicating the length of the pause. Each rest symbol corresponds with a particular note value: The quarter rest may also be found as a form in older music.

Definition of half rest in the English dictionary

The definition of half rest in the dictionary is a pause of half a semibreve.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF REST


autosuggest
ˌɔːtəʊsəˈdʒest
beerfest
ˈbɪəfest
bluebreast
ˈbluːˌbrest
breath-test
ˈbreθtest
field-test
fiːld test
hillcrest
ˈhɪlˌkrest
means-test
ˈmiːnztest
nondepressed
ˌnɒndɪˈprest
obcompressed
ˈɒbkəmˌprest
oppressed
əˈprest
overdressed
ˌəʊvəˈdrest
overimpressed
ˌəʊvərɪmˈprest
posttest
ˌpəʊstˈtest
pressed
prest
prestressed
ˌpriːˈstrest
reconquest
ˌriːˈkɒŋkwest
regest
rɪˈdʒest
self-test
ˈselfˌtest
subtest
ˈsʌbˌtest
unredressed
ˌʌnrɪˈdrest

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF REST

half an hour
half and half
half board
half coupling
half eagle
half fare
half frame
half gainer
half holiday
half landing
half measure
half measures
half pay
half pint
half seas over
half step
half term
half tiger
half two
half volley

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF REST

arrest
at rest
back rest
book rest
chapel of rest
come to rest
day of rest
forest
half-note rest
interest
lance rest
lay to rest
minim rest
quaver rest
rest
semibreve rest
set someone´s mind at rest
slide rest
the rest
wrist rest

Synonyms and antonyms of half rest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half rest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF REST

Find out the translation of half rest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half rest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half rest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剩下的一半
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio de descanso
570 millions of speakers

English

half rest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा बाकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف الباقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половина остальные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metade restante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ বিশ্রাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-pause
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rehat separuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halb Rest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半分、残り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절반 나머지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah istirahat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa còn lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதி ஓய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा विश्रांती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım dinlenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metà riposo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połowa reszta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

половина решта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate de odihnă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό υπόλοιπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half res
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv vila
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv resten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half rest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF REST»

The term «half rest» is used very little and occupies the 174.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF REST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half rest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF REST»

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1
Music Notation: Theory and Technique for Music Notation
The half rest, having the durational equivalency of a half note, is a solid, rectangular symbol that sits on the third or "middle" line (see Example 2-13). It is the length of a note-head and one half space thick. A triangle is particularly helpful in ...
Mark McGrain, 1986
2
Ready to Read Music: Sequential Lessons in Music Reading ...
LESSON. 4. Barlines. and. Measures. REVIE Circle the second nole i11 the second and the third note in the fourth Rests i .111 lie written in placc ol notes in . 1 measure. like this. Circle every half note anil every half rest in this example.
Althouse, Jay
3
Complete Fingerstyle Guitar Method: Beginning Guitar Method
A whole rest indicates four beats of silence, a half rest is two beats of silence, etc. •• = Whole rest, 4 beats f = Half rest, 2 beats = Quarter rest, one beat = Eighth rest, Vi beat = Sixteenth rest, 'A beat Ties When notes are tied, the second note is ...
Lou Manzi, 2005
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Youth's song book, for schools, classes and the social ...
Q. How many rests do we use 1 A. Seven ; namely, for each kind of notes a certain kind of rest ; thus, a whole rest, -mr ; a half rest, m ; a quarter rest, r» ; an eighth rest, sj ; a sixteenth rest, a ; a thirty-second rest, § ; a sixty-fourth rest, §.
Ernst von Heeringen, 1854
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Piano For Dummies
A whole rest and half rest ask you to not play anything for the corresponding number of beats. Figure 7-10 shows both whole and half rests. They look like little hats — one off (whole rest) and one on (half rest). This hat analogy and the rules of ...
Blake Neely, 2009
6
Music Fundamentals: Pitch Structures and Rhythmic Design
In 2 time, when the last four consecutive beats are rested, the recommended solution is a quarter rest followed by a dotted half rest. (The topic of proper grouping in compound meters will be discussed in detail in the next chapter.) Example 6'5 ...
Elvo D'Amante, 1994
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Essentials of Music Theory: Teacher's Answer Key with Ear ...
Music is not only made up of sounds, but also the silence between sounds. The duration of musical silence is determined by the value of the REST. A WHOLE REST means to rest for a whole measure. A HALF REST is equal to half of a whole ...
Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, Morton Manus, 1998
8
Counting Time
A WHOLE rest indicates SILENCE for four counts or beats. A HALF rest indicates silence for two counts and has the same time value as a HALF note. This is a WHOLE REST. It has the same duration as a WHOLE NOTE. This is a HALF REST.
O'Neill, Jackie
9
Principles of the Harpsichord
EXAMPLE Of the Use of the Whole Rest Of the Use of the Half Rest Of the Use of the Quarter Rest Of the Use of the Eighth Rest Although we have established the value of a whole rest as equal to a whole note and that of the half rest as equal ...
Michel de Saint-Lambert, Rebecca Harris-Warrick, 1984
10
Music 2000
The books are set in a textbook/workbook format, and present music fundamentals in a clear, concise, well-sequenced manner. Each volume is designed to fit a nine-week period, and the two volumes equal one semester of work.
David Moore, Donald Moore, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF REST»

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1
Warriors-Cavaliers morning notes: Game 5 referees, a LeBron …
... and Festus — if Jax plays Green over Lee after Game 1 made that choice clear, and simply gives Steph any second half rest in Games 5-7. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
2
Duo out to capture elusive titles at state
Scheelhaase will have around an hour and a half rest from the 4x800 to the open 400 where he enters off a 49.67 from the state qualifying meet ... «Sioux City Journal, May 15»
3
Georgia Tech Football: Times & TV Slots Announced for First Three …
After a week-and-a-half rest, the Yellow Jackets will return to Bobby Dodd to take on Tulane. The game being at 3:30 makes plenty of sense, ... «From The Rumble Seat, May 15»
4
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt saw a 'noticeable jump …
Hopefully a day or day and a half rest will help them come tomorrow." Irving and Shumpert may be limping to the Eastern Conference ... «cleveland.com, May 15»
5
Short takes: Hawks go cold, blow double-digit lead in Game 1
@encroachtinishia LA Clippers won by 16 pts, on a day and a half rest, on the road, without superstar guard Chis Paul. Hawks loss to wizards, ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»
6
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors: 3-Point Meteor Swarm …
They rebounded better, got up and down the court, and double-teamed Aldridge when he returned from his first-half rest. 5 three-pointers by the ... «Blazer's Edge, Mar 15»
7
Five Observations from FC Barcelona vs Rayo
... when Barca travels to face Eibar. With a week and a half rest, one could expect Neymar to be well rested by next game. Also on the plus side, ... «Barca Blaugranes, Mar 15»
8
Cable steals the show as Notre Dame women rout Wake
... Connecticut had in a 96-87 triple-overtime victory on March 4, 2013, acknowledged that Hamby's first-half rest was needed but inopportune. «Notre Dame Insider, Feb 15»
9
Miami Basketball Survives Seesaw battle with Syracuse, 66-62
UM was able to extend their lead despite giving lots of first half rest to their two leading scorers, Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan. «State Of The U, Jan 15»
10
East Lansing searches for balance between winning now, building …
Their keys to a better second half rest in the hands of freshman forward Brandon Johns and senior guard Mikhail Myles, who have a special ... «MLive.com, Jan 15»

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