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metronome

[ me-truh-nohm ]

noun

  1. a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, especially in practicing music.


metronome

/ ˌmɛtrəˈnɒmɪk; ˈmɛtrəˌnəʊm /

noun

  1. a mechanical device which indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music by producing a clicking sound from a pendulum with an adjustable period of swing
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Derived Forms

  • metronomic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾±ð³Ù·°ù´Ç·²Ô´Ç³¾Â·¾±³¦ [me-tr, uh, -, nom, -ik], ³¾±ð³Ùr´Ç·²Ô´Ç³¾î€ƒi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • ³¾±ð³Ùr´Ç·²Ô´Ç³¾î€ƒi·³¦²¹±ô·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of metronome1

1810–20; metro- 1 + -nome < Greek ²Ô󳾴Dzõ rule, law
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of metronome1

C19: from Greek metron measure + nomos rule, law
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Goalkeeper Ederson, 31, is not the guarantee of reliability he once was while gifted midfield metronome Bernardo Silva is not the influence of old as he reaches 30.

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In music class, her son used his phone “to record himself, listen to songs, and also as a metronome,†she said.

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The announcements came like a metronome at the start of last season, a steady stream of almost weekly news releases from the Dodgers announcing one Japanese sponsorship deal after the next.

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We don’t play with a metronome, I only have one onstage so I can look at it and count in at the right tempo.

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Wang and Bender took turns rotating the children to the left and right in an office chair to the beat of a metronome.

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