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单词 rhythmometer
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rhythmometern.

Brit. /ˌrɪð(ə)ˈmɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /ˌrɪð(ə)ˈmɑmədər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rhythm n., -ometer comb. form.
Etymology: < rhythm n. + -ometer comb. form.
Music. Now historical and rare.
A metronome.
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metrometer1769
plexichronometer1786
rhythmometer1812
metronome1816
chronometer1837
plummet1844
accentuator?1845
M1904
1812 Gentleman's Mag. 82 ii. 588 An instrument in the form of a small clock..for the purpose of marking the time to musical movements... It may perhaps most properly be called a Rhythmometer.
1886 G. S. Hall & J. Jastrow in Mind 11 57 The simple apparatus for producing the clicks which we call a rhythmometer.
1915 M. Blaiklock tr. R. Rolland Some Musicians Former days 329 Amusing inventions in physics and musical mechanics; a rhythmometer for marking time.
1981 Music Educators Jrnl. May 16/2 The four appendices examine..the tonometer; the rhythmometer; and examples of traditional versus proposed typography.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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