noot

Definitions of noot
  1. noun
    one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  2. noun
    usually large hard-shelled seed
    synonyms: schaalvrucht
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    kolanoot
    bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract
    aardnoot, apenoot, apenootje, grondnoot, katjang, olienoot, olienootje, pinda, pindanoot
    pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
    beukennootje, beukenootje
    small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees
    notebomehout, noteboom, notehout, notelaar, notenbomenhout, notenboom, notenhout, walnoot, walnoteboom, walnotenboom
    nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
    braziel
    three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell
    bombaynoot, cashewnoot
    kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
    kastanje, paardekastanje
    edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
    hazelnoot
    nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
    klapper, kokosnoot, kokosvrucht
    large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk
    type of:
    zaad, zaadje
    a small hard fruit
  3. noun
    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
    synonyms: muzieknoot, toon
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    dominant
    (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
    submediant
    (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
    leidtoon
    (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
    pedaal, trapper
    a sustained bass note
    tremolo, triller
    a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
    akkoord
    a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
    arpeggio
    a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
    drie-eenheid, drietal, drieëenheid, triniteit
    a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
    type of:
    muziekschrift, notenschrift
    (music) notation used by musicians
  4. noun
    a comment or instruction (usually added)
    synonyms: aantekening, annotatie, bijschrift, kanttekening, notatie
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    credit, dagvaarding, vermelding
    a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
    voetnoot
    a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
    N.S., P.S., naschrift, postscriptum
    a note appended to a letter after the signature
    kruisverwijzing
    a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
    type of:
    commentaar, kanttekening, marginalia, reportage, voetnoot
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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