metronome
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met·ro·nome
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Definition of metronome
: an device designed to mark exact time by a regularly repeated tick
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Moore and a doctoral student in his lab, Hyeyoung Shin, reported their discovery of a previously unknown set of neurons that act like metronomes in mice. — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, "“Metronome” Neurons Act Like Timekeepers in Mouse Brains," 18 July 2019 Playing the 'Jorginho' role, Pjanić will be Sarri's human metronome, dominating the tempo of play and allowing those around him to get forward and break defensive lines. — SI.com, "Juventus: Predicting Maurizio Sarri's Starting XI for the 2019/20 Season," 14 July 2019 Players have to press buttons in time with the visual metronome at the bottom of the screen. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘Cadence of Hyrule’ moves to its own ‘Zelda’ beat," 21 June 2019 Kuramoto’s model described a population of oscillators (things with rhythms, like metronomes and heartbeats) and showed why coupled oscillators spontaneously synchronize. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 In addition to remaining unperturbed by the outside world, this specific subset of cells tended to spike regularly at gamma-range intervals, like a metronome. — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, "“Metronome” Neurons Act Like Timekeepers in Mouse Brains," 18 July 2019 One year later, the hard contact no longer comes with the steadiness of a metronome. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "As second half begins, Andrew Benintendi struggles to hit his stride," 14 July 2019 Crickets sing in synchrony; metronomes placed side by side sway into lockstep; some fireflies blink together in the dark. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 At first, Cook trained Ronan to bob her head to simple metronome-like pulses of 80 and 120 beats per minute (bpm). — Quanta Magazine, "The Beasts That Keep the Beat," 22 Mar. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'metronome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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metronome
noun
English Language Learners Definition of metronome
: a device that makes a regular, repeated sound to show a musician how fast a piece of music should be played
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metronome
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met·ro·nome
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Kids Definition of metronome
: a device that ticks in a regular pattern to help a musician play a piece of music at the proper speed
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