"sonometer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sonometers [plural]
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  1. An audiometer (device for gauging the hearing).
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  2. An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.
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