metronome
pronunciation
How to pronounce metronome in British English:
UK [ˈmetrənəʊm]
How to pronounce metronome in American English:
US [ˈmetrənoʊm]
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- Noun:
- clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
Word Origin
- metronome (n.)
- mechanical musical time-keeper, 1815, coined in English from comb. form of Greek metron "measure" (see meter (n.2)) + -nomos "regulating," verbal adjective of nemein "to regulate" (see numismatic). The device invented 1815 by Johann Maelzel (1772-1838), German civil engineer and showman. Related: Metronomic.
Example
- 1. As regarding rhythm : to compose in sequence of the musical phrase , not in sequence of the metronome .
- 2. A simple digital metronome with 9 options of sound ;
- 3. Music metronome by microprocessor mcs - 51 series
- 4. Jump frequency of the use of a metronome and a stopwatch to count and record the frequency and height of jump .
- 5. voluntary maximum breathing rate timed by metronome