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sonometer

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sonometer [sə′näm·əd·ər]
(engineering)
In general, any device which consists of a thin metallic wire stretched over two bridges that are usually mounted on a soundboard and which is used to measure the vibration frequency, tension, density, or diameter of the wire, or to verify relations between these quantities. Also known as monochord.
In particular, an instrument for measuring rock stress by means of a piano wire stretched between two bolts in the rock; any change of pitch after destressing is observed and used to indicate stress.
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The Pasco sonometer was used in place of a guitar so that the observed spectrum was due to the string and not vibrations in the guitar body.
Physics, engineering & computer science by Marsh, Daniel B. / Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
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