FINGERBOARD

fingerboard

(noun) a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

fingerpost, fingerboard

(noun) a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fingerboard (plural fingerboards)

(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.

A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.

Anagrams

• board finger

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 October 2024

ARRANGER

(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance


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