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metronome
[ me-truh-nohm ]
noun
- a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.
metronome
/ ˌmɛtrəˈnɒmɪk; ˈmɛtrəˌnəʊm /
noun
- a mechanical device which indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music by producing a clicking sound from a pendulum with an adjustable period of swing
Derived Forms
- metronomic, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··Դdz· [me-tr, uh, -, nom, -ik], r·Դdzi· adjective
- r·Դdzi··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of metronome1
Word History and Origins
Origin of metronome1
Example Sentences
He left the room, returning with a metronome whose loud, mechanical clicking lacerated the otherwise-fine mood being created by a Bach record on the turntable.
Goalkeeper Ederson, 31, is not the guarantee of reliability he once was while gifted midfield metronome Bernardo Silva is not the influence of old as he reaches 30.
In music class, her son used his phone “to record himself, listen to songs, and also as a metronome,” she said.
The announcements came like a metronome at the start of last season, a steady stream of almost weekly news releases from the Dodgers announcing one Japanese sponsorship deal after the next.
We don’t play with a metronome, I only have one onstage so I can look at it and count in at the right tempo.
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