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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Monochord

· Mon·o·chord · IPA
01 n. An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bri…
  1. 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.(Mus.)