'Metronome' definitions:
Definition of 'metronome'
(from WordNet)
noun
Clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
Definition of 'Metronome'
From: GCIDE
- Metronome \Met"ro*nome\, n. [Gr. ? measure + ? distribute, assign: cf. F. m['e]tronome, It. metronomo.] An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'metronome'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baton,
- diapason,
- monochord,
- music stand,
- mute,
- oscillator,
- pendulum,
- pitch pipe,
- rhythmometer,
- rocker,
- rocking chair,
- rocking stone,
- seesaw,
- shuttle,
- shuttlecock,
- sonometer,
- stick,
- swing,
- teeter,
- teeter-totter,
- teeterboard,
- teetery-bender,
- tone measurer,
- tuning bar,
- tuning fork,
- tuning pipe,
- vibrator