An indication of rhythm following a clef, generally expressed as a fraction with the denominator defining the beat as a division of a semibreve and the numerator giving the number of beats in each bar.
〔乐〕（用于表示节拍的）拍号
Example sentencesExamples
This resulted in irregular phrases and bar-lengths, with no regular pulse, and as a result much of this music has no time signature and is left unbarred.
As he progresses, he will also learn to distinguish various musical expressions such as time signature, rests, and tempo.
Their suggestion for this week is to write something in a weird time signature.
So tonight he wants half the crowd to clap in 6/8 time whilst the other half are guided on how to use a different time signature.
The shifting time signature initially distinguishes the track, but the song goes in too many directions and eventually splinters.
Definition of time signature in US English:
time signature
nountaɪm ˈsɪɡnətʃʊ(ə)r
Music
An indication of rhythm following a clef, generally expressed as a fraction with the denominator defining the beat as a division of a whole note and the numerator giving the number of beats in each bar.
〔乐〕（用于表示节拍的）拍号
Example sentencesExamples
As he progresses, he will also learn to distinguish various musical expressions such as time signature, rests, and tempo.
This resulted in irregular phrases and bar-lengths, with no regular pulse, and as a result much of this music has no time signature and is left unbarred.
So tonight he wants half the crowd to clap in 6/8 time whilst the other half are guided on how to use a different time signature.
The shifting time signature initially distinguishes the track, but the song goes in too many directions and eventually splinters.
Their suggestion for this week is to write something in a weird time signature.