key-note
1key|note — «KEE NOHT», noun, verb, not|ed, not|ing. –n. 1. the tone on which a scale or system of tones in music is based; tonic. 2. Figurative. the main idea; guiding principle: »World peace was the keynote of his speech. –v.t …
2key-note — n. Tonic. See key, 3 …
3key note — tone on which a scale is based (Music) …
4key·note — /ˈkiːˌnoʊt/ noun, pl notes [count] : the most important idea or part of something Humor is the keynote of the play …
5key-note — …
6key note speaker — main speaker, person who is giving the primary speech (at a convention or meeting) …
7key note speech — opening speech …
8Key signature — For use in cryptography, see Key signature (cryptography). Key signature A major / F♯ minor with three sharps placed after the clef. In musical notation, a key signature is a series of sharp or …
9key — n. 1. Lock opener. 2. Clew, guide, explanation, solution, elucidation, clavis. 3. Tonic, key note, fundamental note, first note of the scale. 4. Wedge, clamp. 5. (Mus.) Lever (in an instrument) …
10key tone — Keynote Key note , n. 1. (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; called also {key tone}. [1913 Webster] 2. The… …
