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(1):

(n.) An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.

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(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sonometer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sonometer.html. 1828.
 
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