audiometer, sonometer
(noun) an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sonometer (plural sonometers)
An audiometer (device for gauging the hearing).
An instrument for measuring sounds or their intervals by means of a sounding board with strings stretched above it, movable bridges, and weights for varying the tension.
• monoester
Source: Wiktionary
So*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. sonus a sound + -meter.]
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
