common measure

/ˌkɑmən ˌmɛʒər/

Other forms: common measures

Definitions of common measure

1. noun

   the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
   synonyms: common meter

   type of:

   beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre

   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
2. noun

   a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
   synonyms: common time, four-four time, quadruple time

   type of:

   musical time

   (music) the beat of musical rhythm
3. noun

   an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
   synonyms: common divisor, common factor

   types:

   greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factor

   the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers

   type of:

   divisor, factor

   one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer