duple
Two beats per
Duple describes something consisting of two parts or having a twofold nature.
The word appears most often in music, where duple meter or duple time has two beats per measure: a march in duple time.
Outside music, duple is rare—most contexts use double, dual, or twofold instead.
pair
Two matching things
doublet · twain · brace · duet · tandem · twins · twofold · bipartite · duad · matched
meter
Device that measures usage
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
measure · tempo · rhythm · bar · notation · two-four · binary · pulse · downbeat · upbeat
metrical division
dupletriple
Group of three
triple time · triple meter · ternary · 3/4 time · quadruple
- duplicate keyCopied lock opener
- in duplicateIn two copies
- duple meterTwo-beat rhythmic pattern
- genome duplicationCopying all chromosomes
- spirit duplicatorSolvent-based document copier
- duplex houseBuilding with two units
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