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monochord |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Monochord \Mon"o*chord\, n. [L. monochordon Gr ?, fr ? with but one string; ? only, single + ? string: cf F. monocorde See {Chord}, and cf {Mainchord}.] (Mus.) An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them
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