Hypertext Webster Gateway: "metronome"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Metronome \Met"ro*nome\, n. [Gr. ? measure + ? distribute,
assign: cf. F. m['e]tronome, It. metronomo.]
An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding
weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to
measure time in music.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
metronome
n : clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of
music
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