Meaning Of The Word Monochord

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monochord in American English
an acoustical instrument consisting of a wooden sounding box with a single string and a movable bridge set on a graduated scale: used for determining musical intervals mathematically by dividing the string into separate parts whose vibrations can be measu
noun: an acoustical instrument dating from antiquity, consisting of an oblong wooden sounding box, usually with a single string, used for the mathematical determination of musical intervals

monochord in British English
noun: an instrument employed in acoustic analysis or investigation, consisting usually of one string stretched over a resonator of wood

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