单词 | monochord |
释义 | monochord/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)kɔːd /noun An instrument for comparing musical pitches, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge.The original Trautonium was essentially a monophonic instrument: Indeed, it could be described as a state of the art descendant of the Pythagorean monochord - a wire stretched across a fingerboard....
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun) of monokhordos 'having a single string'. |
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