See Also: notch 1, noun(dictionary)
top-notch(dictionary)
notch(2)(dictionary)
notch(1)(dictionary)
notch(medicine)
preoccipital notch(medicine)
presternal notch(medicine)
pterygoid notch(medicine)
pterygomaxillary notch(medicine)
radial notch(medicine)

notch 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from an otch, mistaken for a notch; from early French oche 'V-shaped cut']
a level on a scale that measures something, for example quality or achievement
::Her new book is several notches above anything else she has written.
::Jackson raised his voice by a notch.
::The Spartans turned it up a notch in the second half.
a V-shaped cut or hole in a surface or edge
::Cut a notch near one end of the stick.
AmE a passage between two mountains or hills
-see also top-notch