bourdon
pronunciation
How to pronounce bourdon in British English:
UK ['bʊəd(ə)n]
How to pronounce bourdon in American English:
US [ 'bordn]
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- Noun:
- a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Verification regulation of bourdon tube precision pressure gauge and vacuum gauge .
- 2. Heavy duty pressure gauges with bourdon tube , nominal sizes nd100 , connection position bottom , radial or back .
- 3. Verification regulation of the precise bourdon pressure gauge and vacuum gauge .
- 4. In a passage that compares the " dim roar of london " to the " bourdon note of an organ , " wilde inserts the word " distant " before " organ , " adding a twinge of far-off religious dread .