Clavichord Definition

klăvĭ-kôrd
noun
A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, predecessor of the piano: horizontal strings, generally of equal length, are struck at various points from below by metal wedges (tangents) at the end of each key, producing soft tones with limited dynamics.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Clavichord

Noun

Singular:
clavichord
Plural:
clavichords

Origin of Clavichord

  • Middle English clavicord from Medieval Latin clāvichordium Latin clāvis key Latin chorda string cord

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Klavichord, from Renaissance Latin clavichordium, from clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“chord, string”).

    From Wiktionary

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