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afterlength

afterlength noun: the shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played.

afterlength: the shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the...
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Noun

afterlength (plural afterlengths)

  1. The shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played.
    • Some luthiers believe it to be important to tune the afterlengths.

Forms of afterlength

pluralafterlengths
alternative formafter length
alternative formafter-length

Questions about afterlength

What does afterlength mean?
Afterlength means the shorter length of string between the bridge and the tailpiece of a stringed instrument, on the other side from that which is usually played.
What part of speech is afterlength?
Afterlength is a noun.
What is the plural of afterlength?
The plural of afterlength is afterlengths.

Words near afterlength in the dictionary

  1. afterings
  2. afterknowledge
  3. Afterlee
  4. Afterlehen
  5. Afterlehens
  6. afterlength
  7. afterlengths
  8. afterlife
  9. afterlifes
  10. afterlifetime
  11. afterlifetimes

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