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Metronome
CIDE DICTIONARY
Metronome, n. [Gr. measure + distribute, assign: cf. F. métronome, It. metronomo.].
An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Metronome, n. Mus. an instrument marking time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick.
Derivative
metronomic adj.
Etymology
Gk metron measure + nomos law
THESAURUS
Metronome
baton, diapason, monochord, music stand, mute, oscillator, pendulum, pitch pipe, rhythmometer, rocker, rocking chair, rocking stone, seesaw, shuttle, shuttlecock, sonometer, stick, swing, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetery-bender, tone measurer, tuning bar, tuning fork, tuning pipe, vibratorFor further exploring for "Metronome" in Webster Dictionary Online