monochord

n. 单弦琴, 测弦器 [医] 单音听觉器, 舒尔策氏单音听觉器

词形变化

monochords 复数 monochords

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

  2. 2.

    A stringed instrument with only one string.

  3. 3.

    A bass note on a piano that has a single string.

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin monochordon, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon). By surface analysis, mono- + chord.

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