"monochord" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: monochords [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin monochordon, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon). By surface analysis, mono- + chord + -on. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|monochordon}} Learned borrowing from Latin monochordon, {{der|en|grc|μονόχορδον}} Ancient Greek μονόχορδον (monókhordon), {{surface analysis|en|mono-|chord|-on}} By surface analysis, mono- + chord + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} monochord (plural monochords)
  1. A musical instrument for experimenting with the mathematical relations of musical sounds, consisting of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which can be moved, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
    Sense id: en-monochord-en-noun-7~tSjK85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 38 34 27
  2. A stringed instrument with only one string.
    Sense id: en-monochord-en-noun-y6djz-rI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 38 34 27
  3. A bass note on a piano that has a single string.
    Sense id: en-monochord-en-noun-7NOyTMIq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 38 34 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 28 30 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kanon (english: used in the context of ancient Greek music) Derived forms: monochordist Translations (Translations): monokordi (Finnish), monocorde [masculine] (French), monachorda [masculine] (Irish), monocordo [masculine] (Italian), monochord [masculine] (Polish), монохо́рд (monoxórd) [masculine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 28 37 35

Inflected forms

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