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metronome

[ me-truh-nohm ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • metronomic, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ··Դdz· [me-tr, uh, -, nom, -ik], r·Դdzi· adjective
  • r·Դdzi··ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metronome1

1810–20; metro- 1 + -nome < Greek óDz rule, law
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metronome1

C19: from Greek metron measure + nomos rule, law
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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.

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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.

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In music class, her son used his phone “to record himself, listen to songs, and also as a metronome,” she said.

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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.

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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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