breve
Short sound marker
A breve is a diacritical mark (˘) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound, as in the pronunciation guides of traditional dictionaries.
In music, a breve is a note equal to two whole notes—rarely used in modern notation.
The word shares its root with brief; both concern shortness.
Espresso with steamed milk
- espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
- cappuccinoEspresso with frothed milk
- macchiatoEspresso topped with foam
- cortadoEspresso tempered with milk
flat white · ristretto · doppio · lungo · half-and-half · steamed · creamy · rich
Note lasting four beats
- minimSmallest apothecary volume
- crotchetOne-beat musical note
- quaverUnsteady vocal sound
- semiquaverVery short musical note
whole note · half note · rest · duration · tied · fermata · ligature
Briefly and clearly stated
- succinctExpressed with minimal words
- terseBrief to bluntness
- laconicBrief in expression
- pithyConcise and forceful
compact · abridged · condensed · compressed · thumbnail · capsule · summary · shortness
Tapered splitting tool
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
latte
Espresso with steamed milk
- espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
- cappuccinoEspresso with frothed milk
- macchiatoEspresso topped with foam
cortado · flat white · ristretto · doppio · lungo · half-and-half · steamed · creamy · rich · milk
semibreve
Note lasting four beats
semiquaver · whole note · half note · rest · duration · tied · fermata · ligature
concise
Briefly and clearly stated
pithy · compact · abridged · condensed · compressed · thumbnail · capsule · summary · shortness
wedge
Tapered splitting tool
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- Caffeinated Drinkscoffee beans, espresso, drip coffee, cold brew, americano
- Creamy Drinksmilkshake, chocolate milk, strawberry milk, banana milk, latte
- punctuationperiod, comma, colon, apostrophe, semicolon
- small marksdot, speck, spot, fleck, pip
- musical notationforte, score, piano, sheet music, notation
- toneshigh tone, low tone, mid tone, neutral tone, tone language
brevethirty-second note
Fastest typical musical duration
semiquaver · sixteenth note · quaver · eighth note · sixty-fourth note
- brevity of lifeLife's limited duration
- poetic brevityEconomy in verse
abbreviation, abbreviate, brevity, abbreviated, abbreviating, breviary, brevet, unabbreviated