Category:Sonometer

So*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [l. sonus a sound + -meter.]

1. (physiol.)

Defn: 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.

2. An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.