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metronome

[ me-truh-nohm ]
/ ˈmɛ trəˌnoʊm /
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noun

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

Words related to metronome

alarm, timer, timepiece, clock, hourglass, dial, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, tattler, timekeeper

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Origin of metronome

1810–20; metro-1 + -nome < Greek nómos rule, law

OTHER WORDS FROM metronome

met·ro·nom·ic [me-truh-nom-ik] /ˌmɛ trəˈnɒm ɪk/, met·ro·nom·i·cal, adjectivemet·ro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for metronome

metronome
/ (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 of metronome

metronomic (ˌmɛtrəˈnɒmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for metronome

C19: from Greek metron measure + nomos rule, law
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