common measure

1. 1.

   a time signature indicating four beats to the bar

   Synonymscommon timefour-four timequadruple time

   Broadermusical time
2. 2.

   an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly

   Synonymscommon divisorcommon factor

   Broaderdivisor

   Narrowergreatest common divisor
3. 3.

   the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad

   Synonymscommon meter

   Broadermeter

Questions about common measure

What does common measure mean?

common measure means "a time signature indicating four beats to the bar". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for common measure?

Close synonyms include common time, four-four time, quadruple time, common divisor, common factor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is common measure a common word?

common measure is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.