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metronome


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metronome  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  metronome 
  n  :  a  clicking  pendulum  indicates  the  exact  tempo  of  a  piece  of 
  music 




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