'Eighth note' definitions:
Definition of 'eighth note'
(from WordNet)
noun
A musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: eighth note, quaver]
Definition of 'Eighth note'
From: GCIDE
- Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.]
- 1. Next in order after the seventh. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster]
- Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver. [1913 Webster]