HyperDic: common_measure

English > 3 senses of the expression *common measure*:
NOUN	time	common measure, common time, four-four time, quadruple time	a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
	quantity	common measure, common divisor, common factor	an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
	communication	common measure, common meter	the usual / usual (iambic) meter of a ballad

English > *common measure*: 3 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	A time signature indicating four beats to the bar.
Synonyms	common time, four-four time, quadruple time
Broader	musical time	(music) the beat of musical rhythm
Spanish	compás de cuatro de ocho, compás menor
Catalan	compàs de quatre, compàs de quatre per quatre

English > *common measure*: 3 senses > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	An integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly.
Synonyms	common divisor, common factor
Narrower	greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factor	The largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
Broader	divisor, factor	One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
Spanish	común divisor, factor común
Catalan	comú divisor, factor comú

English > *common measure*: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
Meaning	The usual / usual (iambic) meter of a ballad.
Synonym	common meter
Broader	meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Spanish	medida común, metro común

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