Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun common_measure

3 senses of common measure

Sense 1
common time, four-four time, quadruple time, common measure -- (a time signature indicating four beats to the bar)
       => musical time -- ((music) the beat of musical rhythm)

Sense 2
common divisor, common factor, common measure -- (an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly)
       => divisor, factor -- (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?")

Sense 3
common measure, common meter -- (the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad)
       => meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence -- ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)