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root position

root po·si·tion
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [root, roo t puh-zish-uh n]
    • /rut, rʊt pəˈzɪʃ ən/
    • /ruːt pəˈzɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [root, roo t puh-zish-uh n]
    • /rut, rʊt pəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of root position words

  • noun root position the position of a triad in which the root is in the bass. 1
  • noun root position the vertical distribution of the written notes of a chord in which the root of the chord is in the bass 0
See all 2 definitions of root position

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Origin of root position

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Root position

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Root position

root position popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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