key signature

noun

Definition of key signature

: the sharps or flats placed after a clef in music to indicate the key

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Did certain key signatures or chord progressions across genres draw me in? — NBC News, "A musicologist explains the science behind your taste in music," 19 June 2019 She and her research team found the X-ray sources, a key signature of black holes that are growing, and followed up with other telescope observations in infrared to find gas and dust. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "'Cold quasar' discovery could signal galaxies' 'retirement party' phase," 12 June 2019

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