The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sonometer
Sonometer \So*nom"e*ter\, n. [L. sonus a sound + -meter.]
(Physiol.) 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.
An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.
Wiktionary
sonometer
n. An audiometer.
WordNet
sonometer
n. an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing [syn: audiometer]