Sonometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sonometer \So*nom"e*ter\, n. [L. sonus a sound + -meter.]
     1. (Physiol.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sonometer
       n : an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
           [syn: {audiometer}]