notehead

noun

plural noteheads

1

or less commonly noteheading plural noteheadings : a sheet of writing paper that has a printed or engraved heading and is usually somewhat smaller than a letterhead

also : the heading itself

2

: the small oval part of a musical note in music notation

First-year music students often have trouble placing their noteheads properly.

see note illustration

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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