Look up: Plectrum


  1. Plectrum
    (Latin) similar to a guitar pick, a plectrum plucked the strings of a musical instrument.
    Found op http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryi.html

  2. Plectrum
    object for striking The strings held by The picking hand. Also known as A pick or flat-pick
    Found op http://www.guitartools.co.uk/guitar_and_music_glossary.html

  3. Plectrum
    Plec'trum noun ; plural Latin Plectra , E. Plectrums . [ Latin , from Greek ... anything to strike with, from ... to strike.] A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instrume...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/105

  4. plectrum
    Origin: L, fr. Gr. Anything to strike with, fr. To strike. ... A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?plectrum

  5. plectrum
    plectron noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plectrum

  6. Plectrum
    • (n.) A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/plectrum/

  7. plectrum
    (from the article `keyboard instrument`) ...called a jack, rests on the key and consists of a narrow slip of wood with two slots cut into its top. The larger slot holds a pivoted tongue from ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/79

  8. plectrum
    (from the article `stringed instrument`) ...tone colour) of a struck or plucked stringed instrument is also affected by the manner of setting the string into motion. A string plucked with a ... ...to stringed instruments of the lute class, though one occasionally finds it used with zithers or lyres....
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/79

  9. plectrum
    (from the article `heteropteran`) ...parts consist of a series of minute, closely-set, parallel furrows or ridges called a strigose area, strigil, file, or rasp. Sometimes the second ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/79

  10. plectrum
    plectrum (s), plectra (pl) 1. A small flat pointed piece of plastic, or other material; used for plucking or strumming the strings of a guitar or similar instrument. 2. A small thin piece of metal, plastic, bone, or similar material, used to pluck the strings of certain instruments, such as the zit...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2194/

  11. Plectrum
    A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument. For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick, and is a separate tool held in the player`s hand. In harpsichords, the plectra are attached to the jack mechanism. ==Plectra wi...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectrum

  12. Plectrum
    Another name for a flatpick.
    Found op http://www.melbay.com/guitarglossary.html

  13. plectrum
    1) Device 2) Guitar pick 3) Guitarist's tool 4) Pick 5) Plectron
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/plectrum/1

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