Trends ofmetronome
View usage for:
metronome
(metrənoʊm)
Word forms: plural metronomes
countable noun
A metronome is a device which is used to indicate how quickly a piece of music should be played.It can be adjusted to make regular sounds at different speeds.
metronome in British English
(ˈmɛtrəˌnəʊm)
noun
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
Derived forms
metronomic (ˌmɛtrəˈnɒmɪk) or obsolete metronomical (ˌmɛtrəˈnɒmɪkəl) adjective
Word origin
C19: from Greek metron measure + nomos rule, lawmetronome in American English
(ˈmɛtrəˌnoʊm)
noun
1.
a clockwork device with an inverted pendulum that beats time at a rate determined by the position of a sliding weight on the pendulum: it is used esp. to help a person maintain regular tempo in practicing on the piano, etc.
2.
an electrical device that produces an intermittent sound or flashing light, for similar use
Derived forms
metronomic (ˌmetroˈnomic) (ˈmɛtrəˈnɑmɪk) adjective
Word origin
< metro-1 + Gr nomos, law: see -nomyImage ofmetronome
© Borya Galperin, shutterstock
Examples of 'metronome' in a sentencemetronome
- innocuously
- innocuousness
- in no hurry
- innominable
- innominables
- innominate
- innominate bone
- in nomine
- in normal circumstances ...
- in nothing flat
- in no time
- in no time, in next to no time
- in no uncertain terms
- innovate
- innovation
- innovational
- innovationist
- innovative
- innovative idea
- innovatively
- innovativeness
- innovative scheme
- innovator
- innovatory
- in-no-way