SONOMETER
\sənˈɒmɪtə], \sənˈɒmɪtə], \s_ə_n_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\
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An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box.
By Oddity Software
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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