"bar line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bar lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bar line (plural bar lines)
  1. (music) A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: bar [US] [music, entertainment, lifestyle], barline Related terms: double bar line, dotted bar line Translations (vertical line across a staff): тактова черта (taktova čerta) (Bulgarian), 小節線 (Chinese Mandarin), 小节线 (xiǎojiéxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), maatstreep [feminine] (Dutch), tahtiviiva (Finnish), barre de mesure [feminine] (French), Taktstrich [masculine] (German), διαστολή (diastolí) [feminine] (Greek), taktstrik [neuter] (Icelandic), sbarretta [feminine] (Italian), tapa (Maori), paetapa (Maori), خط میزان (xatt-e mizân) (Persian), kreska taktowa [feminine] (Polish), barra de compasso [feminine] (Portuguese), та́ктовая черта́ (táktovaja čertá) [feminine] (Russian), такт (takt) [masculine] (Russian), barra de compás (Spanish), taktstreck [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bar_line-en-noun-uwM~Hav5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'vertical line across a staff': 91 9
  2. (journalism) Synonym of crossline (“type of headline”) Categories (topical): Mass media Synonyms: crossline [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bar_line-en-noun-NLUVbKaR Topics: journalism, media

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