"top note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} top note (plural top notes)
  1. The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application. Synonyms: head note Translations (The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.): latvatuoksu (Finnish), alkutuoksu (Finnish), tête [feminine] (French), note de tête [feminine] (French), Kopfnote [feminine] (German), Spitze [feminine] (German), Angeruch [masculine] (German), ard-note [masculine] (Manx), nuta głowy [feminine] (Polish), toppnot [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-top_note-en-noun-lTCMSEFo Disambiguation of 'The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.': 98 2 0
  2. (music) The highest note that can be produced by a certain instrument or singer. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-top_note-en-noun-8t7ySSpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 64 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 72 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 76 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 85 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 70 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 74 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 20 70 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 58 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 72 8 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (by extension) The best that a person can do; one's finest achievement. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-top_note-en-noun-93dYwEHz

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.",
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      "sense": "The most volatile parts of a perfume which are immediately perceived upon its application.",
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