Meaning of METRONOME
| Pronunciation: | | 'metrunowm
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| | Definition: | | [n] clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music |
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| | See Also: | | pendulum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Met"ro*nome\, n. [Gr. ? measure + ? distribute,
assign: cf. F. m['e]tronome, It. metronomo.]
An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding
weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to
measure time in music.
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| | Related Terms: | | baton, diapason, monochord, music stand, mute, oscillator, pendulum, pitch pipe, rhythmometer, rocker, rocking chair, rocking stone, seesaw, shuttle, shuttlecock, sonometer, stick, swing, teeter, teeterboard, teeter-totter, teetery-bender, tone measurer, tuning bar, tuning fork, tuning pipe, vibrator |
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