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.

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, adjective met·ro·nom·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby metronome

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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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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