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metronome

noun

met·​ro·​nome ˈme-trə-ˌnōm How to pronounce metronome (audio)
: a device designed to mark exact time by a regularly repeated tick

Illustration of metronome

Illustration of metronome

Did you know?

The patent for the metronome was entered in 1816: "John Malzl [sic], of Poland-street, Middlesex, Machinist; for an instrument . . . which he denominates a Metronome, or musical time-keeper." The courts, however, later proved that the aforementioned Johann Maelzel copied a pendulum design of Dietrich Winkel, making Winkel the actual inventor. Nonetheless, Maelzel was the more successful marketer of the metronome and even has a notation named after him. The "M.M." in notations like "M.M. = 60" stands for "Maelzel's metronome" and indicates a tempo of 60 beats per minute or a beat per tick of the metronome as it ticks 60 times, in the case of our example. The name of the invention itself is based on the Greek words metron, meaning "measure," and nomos, meaning "law."

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Then there’s a cacophony of alarms before listeners hear a mechanical bass click that sounds like a metronome or a mechanical heartbeat. Melinda Latour, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022 Growing up, Northcut had used one of his parents’ most important tools, a metronome, to establish the rhythm and timing of his swing. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Tiffany, too, uses Harry Styles as a kind of existential metronome. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022 Hellsinger follows that path and uses a BPM-like on-screen interface of tick marks converging mid-screen like a macabre metronome. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 26 May 2022 To fit their button timing perfectly within that one-frame, 16.6 ms window, some speedrunners resorted to using a metronome set to 108 or 109 beats per minute, letting go of the walk button after exactly four beats. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022 Consistent, clean turns should feel rhythmic, like you’re skiing in time with a metronome. Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2020 Levels of suffering that once felt like thunderclaps now resemble a metronome’s clicks—the background noise against which everyday life plays. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022 To suit the mood of the piece, the background sound will be a metronome, rather than music. Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 15 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Greek metron + -nomos controlling, from nomos law — more at nimble

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of metronome was in 1816

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