quarter rest

noun Music.

a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.

Origin of quarter rest

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby quarter rest

quarter horse, quarter nelson, quarter note, quarter plate, quarter point, quarter rest, quarter round, quarter section, quarter sessions, quarter tone, quarter-bound

Example sentences from the Web for quarter rest

  • This left the first third of the measure vacant; and the Composer, interrogated, directed the insertion of a quarter-rest.

    The Shadow World |Hamlin Garland