flat
6
6.5
- noun
- /flæt/
- Specialized
:
bemol
- Much of the music is written in E flat major, which has three flats in its key signature, and historically Masonic rituals began with three knocks.
- sharp or flat
- sharps and flats
- B-flat
Like just like violin strings, man, like just fucking E flats.
- Like just like violin strings, man, like just fucking E flats.
Examples
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And then the singer hit that high B-flat.
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So for minor keys that have a key signature containing flats, the last flat will be on the sixth scale degree, or submediant.
Academic text (2001) -
You have a C, B flat and C sharp...
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Yes, so you have a C, B flat and C sharp.
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Better make it a B flat.
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Work on that B flat, Frankie.
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I've got an E flat.
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Let's look at the minor key signature with seven flats.
Academic text (2001) -
♪ ♪ WHEN A FLAT PRECEDES A NOTE LIKE THIS, IT INDICATES THAT THE NOTE IS TO BE PLAYED A HALF STEP LOWER.
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The musician played a Bflat on the piano to create a deeper sound.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
7.1
To fail completely and feel embarrassed in front of others
Compounds
2
4.1
A flat area of mud near the coast that is underwater at high tide and dry at low tide
1
2.7
An herb with flat broad leaves that people use in cooking for its strong flavor
- Archaic
1
8.8
An apartment in an old building that has no hot running water or central heating
1
8.1
An apartment with all rooms in a row connected by doors, often with no hallway
- Australian
A low spreading evergreen bush from southern Australia with orange-yellow flowers and flat winged pods
- Specialized
A music sign placed before a note that makes it sound one whole tone lower
- Specialized
A straight horizontal top for a door or window made of angled stones that support each other
- UK
A European perennial plant with purple and pink flowers grown for animal feed and to improve soil
- Specialized
A hand tool with a rough flat surface that you move to smooth or shape wood and metal
- Specialized
A simple tie that joins two ropes securely, often used in sailing and wrapping packages
- Australian
A low evergreen shrub with heart-shaped leaves, bright yellow pea-like flowers, and flat seed pods
A friendly hunting dog with a long shiny black or brown coat that brings back animals from water and land
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years with flat clusters of small white flowers
How Low
- Specialized
- Specialized
6
6.5
- Specialized
1
8.0
- Specialized
31
6.8
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flat as the musical sign ♭ tells you to play a note one 'half step' lower than its natural pitch, and the sign is simply called a flat. The symbol names the action of making the sound lower.