Call to Quarters

: a bugle call usually shortly before taps that summons soldiers to their quarters.

Definitions of quarter rest. a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest. type of: rest. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration.

Definition of 'quarters' 1. housing or accommodation, esp as provided for military personnel and their families. 2. the stations assigned to military personnel, esp to each crew member of a warship. general quarters.

According to the Quarter definition, the term quarter means a set of four 3-month divisions of a year - Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. In these four quarters, businesses release important financial statements and the payment of dividends and capital gains.

See more. a quarter to two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter of two, three, etc.) 15 minutes before two, three, etc.: It was a quarter to six when I left.

the three months from January 1 to March 31: The number of cars registered rose by 15% in the first quarter of this year. (Definition of first quarter from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

But in addition to notes, music includes another essential element: silence. Composers, arrangers, and performers refer to this silence as a musical rest.

In time signatures with a “4” denominator, the quarter rest represents a silence lasting for one beat in a measure.

Quarters is often the plural of the noun quarter. Quarters is also a verb. Noun=25% of something. Verb=To cut something into 4ths.

Quarters is often the plural of the noun quarter. Quarters is also a verb. Noun=25% of something. Verb=To cut something into 4ths.

Thus, one quarter of an hour means 14th of 60 minutes or simply 15 minutes.

One-half (1/2) names the same number as two-quarters (2/4), or as three sixths (3/6), or as four-eights (4/8).