root position

noun Music.

the position of a triad in which the root is in the bass.

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Origin of root position

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby root position

root of the matter, root of tongue, root of tooth, root of unity, root out, root position, root pressure, root resection, root rot, root sheath, root system
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British Dictionary definitions for root position

root position

noun

music the vertical distribution of the written notes of a chord in which the root of the chord is in the bassSee position (def. 12a), inversion (def. 5a)
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