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sympathetic string

sympathetic string noun: any of a set of auxiliary strings found on certain musical instruments, generally not played directly by the performer but used to provide resonance in response to the main strings.

Noun

sympathetic string (plural sympathetic strings)

  1. Any of a set of auxiliary strings found on certain musical instruments, generally not played directly by the performer but used to provide resonance in response to the main strings.

Forms of sympathetic string

pluralsympathetic strings

Questions about sympathetic string

What does sympathetic string mean?
Sympathetic string means any of a set of auxiliary strings found on certain musical instruments, generally not played directly by the performer but used to provide resonance in response to the main strings.
What part of speech is sympathetic string?
Sympathetic string is a noun.
What is the plural of sympathetic string?
The plural of sympathetic string is sympathetic strings.

Words near sympathetic string in the dictionary

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  10. sympathetic vibration
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