MONOCHORD


Meaning of MONOCHORD in English

n. Mus. an instrument with a single string and a movable bridge, used esp. to determine intervals.

[ ME f. OF monocorde f. LL monochordon f. Gk monokhordon (as MONO-, CHORD(1)) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.