What is an instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music called?
metronome — An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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