Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 5 compound words that contain clef. The most common are listed below. Open clef in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- G clefA clef indicating the position of one-lined G (g′ or G4) on a staff.
- treble clefa symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C
- bass clefA symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.
- F clefa clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff.
- alto clefA type of C-clef when placed on the third line of the staff in musical notation.
- C clefA clef, 𝄡, indicating the position of one-lined C on a staff.
- tenor clefa musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line
- roman à clefA piece of fiction, especially a novel, describing real-life people or events.
- viola clefA musical symbol of the Western classical tradition, indicating the pitch of written notes.
- baritone clefAn F clef placed on the third line of a five-line staff, used for the left hand of keyboard music or for baritone parts in vocal music.
- neutral clefA symbol used for pitchless instruments, such as some of those used for percussion instruments, for which each line can represent a specific percussion instrument within a set, such as in a drum set.
- octave clefa symbol showing that the pitch of a note is to be raised by one or two octaves.
- romans à clefplural of roman à clef: A piece of fiction, especially a novel, describing real-life people or events.
- ciné à clefA fictional film describing real-life people or events.
Compound words 5
- cleffersongwriter
- cleflikeResembling a musical clef.
- clefamideAn antiprotozoal agent.
- cleffersplural of cleffer: songwriter
- cleftingsplural of clefting: The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.