nounWord forms: pluralplectrons or plectra (ˈplɛktrə)
another name for plectrum
plectrum in British English
(ˈplɛktrəm)
nounWord forms: plural-trums or -tra (-trə)
any implement for plucking a string, such as a small piece of plastic, wood, etc, used to strum a guitar, or the quill that plucks the string of a harpsichord
Also called: plectron
Word origin
C17: from Latin plēctrum quill, plectrum, from Greek plēktron, from plēssein to strike
plectrum in British English
(ˈplɛktrəm)
nounWord forms: plural-trums or -tra (-trə)
any implement for plucking a string, such as a small piece of plastic, wood, etc,used to strum a guitar, or the quill that plucks the string of a harpsichord
Also called: plectron
Word origin
C17: from Latin plēctrum quill, plectrum, from Greek plēktron, from plēssein to strike
Examples of 'plectra' in a sentence
plectra
He wore his makeshift plectra to splinters, and his nails raw, but he made music.