noun
- a musical instrument with a single string stretched over a soundboard, used for measuring musical intervals and demonstrating acoustic principles
Usage: musical instrument; historical
Examples
- The ancient Greeks used the monochord to study the mathematical relationships between musical notes.
- Pythagoras experimented with a monochord to discover the ratios that create harmonious sounds.
- The music theory professor demonstrated pitch relationships using a simple monochord.
- Medieval scholars relied on the monochord to tune other instruments accurately.
- The monochord’s single string can be divided to produce different pitches.
- Students in the acoustics lab built their own monochords to understand sound waves.