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monochords

monochords is the plural of monochord.

Meaning of monochord

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.

Questions about monochords

What is monochords the plural of?
Monochords is the plural of monochord.

Words near monochords in the dictionary

  1. monochlorophenols
  2. monocholine
  3. monochord
  4. monochordist
  5. monochordists
  6. monochords
  7. monochorea
  8. monochorial
  9. monochorionic
  10. monochorionicity
  11. monochotomies

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