ut

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A child points to the first note, "ut," on a colorful solfege chart.

Definition

1. Noun (Music): The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization (a system for singing notes). In the movable-do system, 'ut' corresponds to the note 'C'.
2. Noun (Proper): The official postal abbreviation for the U.S. state of Utah.
3. Noun (Time): A dated term for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the primary time standard. It is the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England, and is the same everywhere.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Music):
  • In early solfège, the scale was sung as ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la.
  • The singer practiced the major scale, beginning on ut.
• Noun (Proper):
  • The package is being shipped to Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Her new address is in Provo, UT 84601.
• Noun (Time):
  • The scientific observation was logged at 1500 UT.
  • The conference call is scheduled for 0900 UT.

Advanced Usage

• "UT" as a Time Standard: While largely superseded by "UTC" in technical and scientific contexts, "UT" (specifically UT1) is still used in astronomy and geodesy to refer to time based on the Earth's rotation.
  • The telescope's coordinates are calculated for the exact moment of observation in UT1.

Variants and Related Words

• UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): The modern successor and more common term for universal time, incorporating atomic clock precision.
• UT1: A specific form of Universal Time that measures the Earth's actual rotation angle.
• Solfège / Solmization: The broader system of vocal music education that uses syllables like .
• Do: The modern replacement for as the first scale degree in most solfège systems (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• (For Time): Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), Zulu time (Z), Universal Time.
• (For Music): Do (in modern usage), tonic, first scale degree.

Notes on Meaning

• The musical term 'ut' is historical and is rarely used in contemporary music pedagogy, having been replaced by 'do'.
• The time term 'UT' is technical. In everyday contexts, people typically use 'UTC' or 'GMT'.
• As a state abbreviation (UT), it is always capitalized and primarily used in written addresses, maps, and formal documentation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
2. a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
3. the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

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