Definition of monochord in English:

monochord

noun ˈmɒnə(ʊ)kɔːdˈmɑnəˌkɔrd

An instrument for comparing musical pitches, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge.
Example sentencesExamples
- The original Trautonium was essentially a monophonic instrument: Indeed, it could be described as a state of the art descendant of the Pythagorean monochord - a wire stretched across a fingerboard.
- In the forest, the blind prince made a primitive monochord and began to wander from village to village singing for money.
- It is a physical concept, on the physical difference between the human singing voice, and a monochord, which gives various tones by touching.
- This experience led to early experiments with a wooden bread board, nails and some wire, creating a primitive monochord.
- The clavichord was, in effect, a series of monochords placed in a single box, and it was called monochordia (manicorde, etc.) by many 15th and 16th-century writers.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun) of monokhordos 'having a single string'.

Definition of monochord in US English:

monochord

nounˈmɑnəˌkɔrdˈmänəˌkôrd

An instrument for comparing musical pitches mathematically, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge.
Example sentencesExamples
- The original Trautonium was essentially a monophonic instrument: Indeed, it could be described as a state of the art descendant of the Pythagorean monochord - a wire stretched across a fingerboard.
- In the forest, the blind prince made a primitive monochord and began to wander from village to village singing for money.
- The clavichord was, in effect, a series of monochords placed in a single box, and it was called monochordia (manicorde, etc.) by many 15th and 16th-century writers.
- This experience led to early experiments with a wooden bread board, nails and some wire, creating a primitive monochord.
- It is a physical concept, on the physical difference between the human singing voice, and a monochord, which gives various tones by touching.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun) of monokhordos ‘having a single string’.

单词	monochord
释义	Definition of monochord in English: monochord noun ˈmɒnə(ʊ)kɔːdˈmɑnəˌkɔrd An instrument for comparing musical pitches, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge. Example sentencesExamples The original Trautonium was essentially a monophonic instrument: Indeed, it could be described as a state of the art descendant of the Pythagorean monochord - a wire stretched across a fingerboard. In the forest, the blind prince made a primitive monochord and began to wander from village to village singing for money. It is a physical concept, on the physical difference between the human singing voice, and a monochord, which gives various tones by touching. This experience led to early experiments with a wooden bread board, nails and some wire, creating a primitive monochord. The clavichord was, in effect, a series of monochords placed in a single box, and it was called monochordia (manicorde, etc.) by many 15th and 16th-century writers. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun) of monokhordos 'having a single string'. Definition of monochord in US English: monochord nounˈmɑnəˌkɔrdˈmänəˌkôrd An instrument for comparing musical pitches mathematically, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge. Example sentencesExamples The original Trautonium was essentially a monophonic instrument: Indeed, it could be described as a state of the art descendant of the Pythagorean monochord - a wire stretched across a fingerboard. In the forest, the blind prince made a primitive monochord and began to wander from village to village singing for money. The clavichord was, in effect, a series of monochords placed in a single box, and it was called monochordia (manicorde, etc.) by many 15th and 16th-century writers. This experience led to early experiments with a wooden bread board, nails and some wire, creating a primitive monochord. It is a physical concept, on the physical difference between the human singing voice, and a monochord, which gives various tones by touching. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun) of monokhordos ‘having a single string’.
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