crotchet

n. odd habit; whimsical idea

In music, a quarter note (American or "German" terminology) or crotchet (British or "classical" terminology) is a note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Quarter notes are notated with a filled-in oval note head and a straight, flagless stem. The stem usually points upwards if it is below the middle line of the stave or downwards if it is on or above the middle line. However, this may be changed if there is more than one part to differentiate between the parts. The head of the note also reverses its orientation in relation to the stem. (See image.)
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Noun
1. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
(synonym) hook
(hypernym) curve, curved shape
(hyponym) uncus
2. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
(synonym) quarter note
(hypernym) note, musical note, tone
3. a strange attitude or habit
(synonym) oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness
(hypernym) unfamiliarity, strangeness
4. a small tool or hook-like implement
(hypernym) hook

(v. i.)
To play music in measured time.
  

(n.)
The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
  

(n.)
An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain cases in the extraction of a fetus.
  

(n.)
An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed.
  

(n.)
A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note.
  

(n.)
A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the mind; a conceit.
  

(n.)
A forked support; a crotch.
  

(n.)
A bracket. See Bracket.
  

n.
1. a forked piece of wood
لکڑي کا کانٹا يا آنکڑا, نوک دار لکڑي
2. (Surg.)
ايک قسم کا آلہ جو پيٹ ميں سے بچہ نکالنے کے وقت کام آتا ہے, پيٹ ميں سے بچہ نکالنے کا اوزار
3. whim, conceit
للک, ترنگ اُمنگ خيال اُچنگ موج
4. (Arch.)
اڑوال اڑواڑ