double sharp

noun Music.

a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
a note or tone marked or affected by such a symbol.

Words nearby double sharp

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Example sentences from the Web for double sharp

  • (Sometimes also the single sharp or flat will be found by itself, cancelling the double-sharp or double-flat).

    Music Notation and Terminology |Karl W. Gehrkens

British Dictionary definitions for double sharp

double sharp

noun

music
  1. an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by two semitonesUsual symbol:
  2. a note affected by this accidental

adjective

(immediately postpositive) denoting a note of a given letter name raised in pitch by two semitones