home/glossary/Downbeat

Downbeat

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Downbeats
possessive
Downbeat's
pluralpossessive
Downbeats'