Bar line

/bɑr laɪn/

IPA guide

Other forms: bar lines

Definitions of bar line

noun
a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars

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types:
double bar
notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines

type of:
line
a mark that is long relative to its width

musical notation
(music) notation used by musicians

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