Monochord Definition

mŏnə-kôrd
noun
An early acoustic instrument having a single string and a movable bridge set on a graduated scale: later used as a device for determining musical intervals mathematically.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Monochord

Noun

Singular:
monochord
Plural:
monochords

Origin of Monochord

  • Middle English monocorde from Old French from Medieval Latin monochordum from Greek monokhordon mono- mono- khordē string cord

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

  • Latin monochordon. See chord.

    From Wiktionary

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DRDORD

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