fingerboard

American  

[fing-ger-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

1. (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.

2. keyboard.

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fingerboard British  

/ ˈfɪŋɡəˌbɔːd /

noun

1. the long strip of hard wood on a violin, guitar, or related stringed instrument upon which the strings are stopped by the fingers

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Etymology

Origin of fingerboard

First recorded in 1665–75; finger + board

Example Sentences

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From Seattle Times

He has installed a climbing wall in his family’s garage angled at 55 degrees, and a fingerboard in the basement similar to the one Alex Honnold used in “Free Solo.”

From New York Times

He held an ornate light-colored rubab, his fingers flitting across the fingerboard, his face moving as a ventriloquist would, as if he were channeling his voice through the instrument.

From Los Angeles Times

Marx chose to layer trembling strings over the baby’s wails, adding rough plucks — the instrumental torture mentioned earlier, as she pulled the strings so they’d snap back against the fingerboard — to punctuate Danielle’s tense movements.

From Washington Post

The string section—violins and violas, cellos and basses—are composed almost entirely of carbon compounds: Wooden belly, fingerboard, sound post, pegs and tailpiece; gut strings, horsehair bow and plastic chin rest.

From Scientific American