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monochord

monochord noun: a musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which can be moved, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.

Noun

monochord (plural monochords)

  1. A musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which can be moved, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
    • If a musician were going to give a lecture upon the mathematical part of his art, he would find a very elegant substitute for the monochord in the Chinese kin.1840, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams, The Chinese Repository, page 40
  2. A stringed instrument with only one string.
  3. A bass note on a piano that has a single string.

monochord meaning in Tamil

monochord in Tamil

ஒற்றை நரம்புக் கருவி, ஒற்றை நாண்கருவி, ஒற்றைநாண்கருவி

Synonyms of monochord

Forms of monochord

pluralmonochords

Origin of monochord

Learned borrowing from Latin monochordon, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon). By surface analysis, mono- + chord.

Words formed from monochord

Questions about monochord

What does monochord mean?
Monochord means a musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which can be moved, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
What is monochord in Tamil?
Monochord in Tamil is ஒற்றை நரம்புக் கருவி, ஒற்றை நாண்கருவி, ஒற்றைநாண்கருவி. See Monochord meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monochord?
Monochord is a noun.
What is the plural of monochord?
The plural of monochord is monochords.

Words near monochord in the dictionary

  1. monochloroethane
  2. monochloromethane
  3. monochlorophenol
  4. monochlorophenols
  5. monocholine
  6. monochord
  7. monochordist
  8. monochordists
  9. monochords
  10. monochorea
  11. monochorial

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