Associations to the word «Metronome»

Wiktionary

METRONOME, noun. (music) a device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes

Dictionary definition

METRONOME, noun. Clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne