Spanish word

pentagrama

Pronunciation

IPA/pentaˈɣɾama/

Meaning

  • masculine nounstaff

Example

Marca las notas en el pentagrama.

Mark the notes on the staff.

Illustration for pentagrama (staff)

More examples

¿Me puedes enviar el pentagrama por correo?

Could you email me the staff?

Core concept

Five parallel horizontal lines and the four spaces where musical notes are placed.

Similar words

clave: Sits at the start of the staff and sets which pitches the lines and spaces represent.
partitura: Full written score presenting the parts and instructions for several voices or instruments.

Definition in Spanish

Conjunto de cinco líneas paralelas y los cuatro espacios entre ellas donde se escriben las notas musicales para indicar su altura y posición en la notación.

Word origin

From Greek penta "five" and gramma "line", entering Latin and musical terminology to name the five-line notation used to indicate pitch.

Usage tips

  • The noun is masculine (el pentagrama) and commonly confuses English speakers because it resembles pentagram, which means a five-pointed star.

Other meanings

  • pentagramnoun

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