metronome
noun/ˈmetrənəʊm/
/ˈmetrənəʊm/
- a device that makes a regular sound like a clock and is used by musicians to help them keep the correct rhythm when playing a piece of musicWord Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek metron ‘measure’ + nomos ‘law’.
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