"sound box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sound boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sound box (plural sound boxes)
  1. (music) The open chamber (resonator) of a stringed musical instrument, which intensifies its tone. Wikipedia link: sound box Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: soundbox Translations (resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument): резонатор (rezonator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 共鸣箱 (gòngmíngxiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), klankkast [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kaikukoppa (Finnish), caisse de résonance [feminine] (French), Resonanzkörper [masculine] (German), cassa di risonanza (Italian), boca de sonido [feminine] (Spanish), caja de resonancia [feminine] (Spanish), klanglåda [common-gender] (Swedish), resonanslåda [common-gender] (Swedish)

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