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note
has definitions from the fields of writing,music,rhetoric,finance
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[ verb ] make mention of
Examples "She observed that his presentation took up too much time" "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Also , it should be noted that the polytonal freedom of his melodies and harmonic modulations , the brilliant orchestrations , the adroitness for evading the heaviness of figured_bass , the skill in florid counterpoint were not lost in his mature output , even in the spectacular historical dramas of the stage and cinema , where a large , dramatic canvas of sound was required . (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)The experiments of Romagnosi and_others have already been noted but no one had determined the cause and effect relationship between these two primary forces . (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Nearly twenty-five years before , Captain_John_Davis had noted , as he sailed near the Arctic_Circle , `` a very great gulf , the water whirling and roaring , as_it_were the meeting of tides '' . (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)The trade in a_few commodities noted above was to grow in volume as a result of changes both north and south of the 49 th parallel . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)The suburban high_school , it is worth noting , also is not a widely comprehensive high_school because of the absence of vocational_programs . |
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[ verb ] notice or perceive
Examples "She noted that someone was following her" "mark my words" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore]...)Dr._Jenkins notes , however , that most_of the school_boards in the State do not do so . (Los Angeles Times...)Changes in address are noted . (U.S. News and World Report,...)Chief aims of the proposed conference are worth noting . Note , too , that the Kennedy textile plan looks toward modernization or shrinkage of the U._S. textile industry . (The Miami Herald,...)So we note approvingly a fresh sample of unanimity . Related terms |
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[ verb ] observe with care or pay close attention to
Examples "Take note of this chemical reaction" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)He has Henri do from four to six sets of the Incline_Bench_Press ( note the high incline ) . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)The extent and location of open areas is noted . The direction , velocity , and season of these winds should be noted as to just how they will affect the recreation use and your maintenance and operation of the area . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)For the present it is enough to note that in the grotesque figure of Jacoby , at the moment of his collapse , all these elements come together in prophetic parody . (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)Another marked difference is noted here . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a brief written record
Examples "he made a note of the appointment" Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Her first day at work she was puzzled by an entry in the doctor 's notes on an emergency case . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (writing) a short personal letter
Synonyms Examples "drop me a line when you get there" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)All she did was write me a pleasant little note about how it was beautiful while it lasted but that now life had parted our ways and it was goodbye forever . The phone had been disconnected but telegrams came for him and notes by special messenger . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Let him chafe with_impatience to see Charles , rip open the note with trembling hands and read the formal report in Hillman 's beautiful , schoolmaster 's hand . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)He instructed Shirl_Winter to compose a note of thanks to be posted on the call_board . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (music) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
Synonyms Examples "the singer held the note too long" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Her entrance in Scene_2_,_Act_1 , brought some disconcerting applause even before she had sung a note . Each high note had the crowd in ecstasy so that it stopped the show midway in the `` Mad_Scene '' , but the real reason was a realization of the extraordinary performance unfolding at the moment . He may respect too_much the Italian tradition of letting singers hold_on to their notes , but to restrain them in a singers ' opera may be quite difficult . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Certain pianistic traits are common to all five Schnabelian renditions , most notably the `` Schnabel trill '' ( which differs from the conventional trill in_that the two notes are struck simultaneously ) . |
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[ verb ] (writing) make a written note of
Synonyms Examples "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)Similar findings have been noted in a patient with congenital absence of the organification enzymes , whose thyroid tissue could only concentrate iodide . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (rhetoric) a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
Examples "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Yet this scream had a different note in it . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He was about_to hang_up the phone , but a note of hesitancy in the secretary 's voice left the conversation open . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a characteristic emotional quality
Examples "it ended on a sour note" "there was a note of gaiety in her manner" "he detected a note of sarcasm" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Furthermore - and this , to me , strikes an especially warming note - it shall avail the vandals naught to throw_away or dispose of their loot . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (writing) a comment or instruction (usually added)
Synonyms Examples "his notes were appended at the end of the article" "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)Eventually it became clear to me , partly with the aid of another schizophrenic patient who could point_out my condescension to me somewhat more directly , that this man , with his condescending , `` You 're welcome '' , was very accurately personifying an element of obnoxious condescension which had been present in my own demeanor , over these months , on each of these occasions when I had bid him good-bye with the consoling note , each time , that the healing Christ would be stooping_to dispense this succor to the poor suffered again on the morrow . |
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[ noun ] a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
Examples "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Used in print (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Andrei peeled_off five one-thousand-zloty notes . |
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[ noun ] high status importance owing to marked superiority
Synonyms Examples "a scholar of great eminence" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (finance) a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
Synonyms Examples "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" Related terms debt_instrument note_payable note_receivable municipal_note IOU time_note demand_note |
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