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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SONOMETER

n.[L. sonus, sound, and fero, to measure. ] An instrument for measuring sounds or the intervals of sounds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SONOMETER

So *nom "e *ter, n. Etym: [L. sonus a sound + -meter. ]

 

1. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box.

 

2. An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sonometer

sonometer |səˈnɒmɪtə | noun another term for monochord.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sonometer

So no me ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sonom e ter |das Sonometer; Genitiv: des Sonometers, Plural: die Sonometer lateinisch ; griechisch Schallstärkemesser