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Definition of Monochord
1. n. 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.
Definition of Monochord
1. Noun. A musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which can be moved, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monochord
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Medical Definition of Monochord
1. 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. Origin: L. Monochordon, Gr, fr. With but one string; only, single + string: cf. F. Monocorde. See Chord, and cf. Mainchord. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Monochord
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physical Technics; Or, Practical Instructions for Making Experiments in by Joseph Frick (1862)
"The monochord may be used to show that the number of vibrations is inversely ...
Besides these experiments, the monochord is very useful to the physicist in ..."
2. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text-book for the Use by Denison Olmsted, Ebenezer Strong Snell (1871)
"The monochord.—If a string of uniform size and texture is stretched on a 'box of
thin wood, by means of a pulley and weight, the instrument is called a ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1917)
"THE monochord. ( Written during music ) Is it this sky's vast vault or ocean's
sound That is Life's self and draws my life ftom ma, ..."
4. A Text Book of the Principles of Physics by Alfred Daniell (1895)
"Experiments with the monochord. — For experiments it is better to use a form of
monochord in which there are two wires, of which one is tightened by a peg, ..."
5. The Story of Notation by Charles Francis Abdy Williams (1903)
"... which can be observed in the singing of untrained village choirs of to-day—The
modern letter notation derived from the monochord—Gregory the Great could ..."
6. An Elementary Grammar of the German Language: With Exercises, Readings by James Henry Worman (1870)
"This and the other laws of the vibration of strings may be proved experimentally,
by means of an instrument termed a monochord. The monochord. 112. ..."
7. A Student's Manual of a Laboratory Course in Physical Measurements by Wallace Clement Sabine (1906)
"PITCH BY THE monochord Both from a physical and a musical standpoint the pitch
... The instrument for this test, usually called a monochord, consists of a ..."
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