plectrum
11plectrum — /plek treuhm/, n., pl. plectra / treuh/, plectrums. 1. a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. 2. Anat., Zool. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape. [1620 30; < L… …
12plectrum — UK [ˈplektrəm] / US noun [countable] Word forms plectrum : singular plectrum plural plectrums or plectra British a small thin piece of plastic or metal used for playing the strings of a guitar or a similar musical instrument …
13Plectrum — Plektren und Fingerpicks Das Plektrum oder auch Plektron (Mehrzahl Plektra u. Plektren; latinisierte Form von gr. πλῆκτρον „das Plektron, Werkzeug zum Schlagen“) ist ein Plättchen, mit dem Zupfinstrumente wie z. B. Stahlsaitengitarre …
14plectrum — n. [L. plectrum, a tool for plucking a stringed instrument] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coleoptera, a single scraper used against a roughened file (strigil) that causes a membrane to vibrate and therefore produce sound …
15plectrum — noun a) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. b) An anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape. Syn: pick …
16plectrum — noun Plectrum is used after these nouns: ↑guitar …
17plectrum — plectre фр. [плектр] plectrum лат. [пле/ктрум] плектр, пластинка для извлеч. звука на некотор. щипковых инструм …
18plectrum — plec•trum [[t]ˈplɛk trəm[/t]] n. pl. tra( trə), trums. mad a small piece of rigid material, as plastic, ivory, or metal, used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument • Etymology: 1620–30; < L plēctrum < Gk plêktron …
19plectrum — noun (plural plectra or plectrums) Etymology: Latin, from Greek plēktron, from plēssein to strike more at plaint Date: circa 1552 pick III,2c …
20plectrum — Process at the base of the antenna that is rubbed against a file on the head to produce sound in most palinuran decapods [Brusca and Brusca, 2002] …
