monochords
Meaning of monochords
plural noun
an instrument for comparing musical pitches, using a taut wire whose vibrating length can be adjusted with a movable bridge.
late Middle English: from Old French monacorde, via late Latin from Greek monokhordon, neuter (used as a noun) of monokhordos ‘having a single string’.
Information about monochords
- It is a name.
- The singular form of monochords is: monochord.
- Languages in which monochords is used:
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Hyphenation of monochords
mono-chords
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- monochords is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with monochords
ords, abords, bords, Concords, Records, accords, concords, cords, disaccords, discords, misericords, misrecords, needlecords, patchcords, prerecords, records, rerecords, rheocords, ripcords, telerecords, uncords, whipcords, Fords, Herefords, Oxfords, Shacklefords, affords, fords, herefords, oxfords, rutherfords, telfords, chords, clarichords, clavichords, decachords, dichords, harmonichords, harpsichords, heptachords, hexachords, notochords, octachords, pentachords, rheochords, subchords, tetrachords, trichords, urochords, fiords