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metronomical

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met⋅ro⋅nome

  [me-truh-nohm]
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–noun
a mechanical or electrical instrument that makes repeated clicking sounds at an adjustable pace, used for marking rhythm, esp. in practicing music.
Origin:
1810–20; metro- 1 + -nome < Gk nómos rule, law

Related forms:
met⋅ro⋅nom⋅ic  [me-truh-nom-ik] , met⋅ro⋅nom⋅i⋅cal, adjective
met⋅ro⋅nom⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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met·ro·nom·ic   (mět'rə-nŏm'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a metronome.

  2. Mechanically or unvaryingly regular in rhythm: a metronomic rendition of the piece.

met'ro·nom'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

metronome 
1816, coined in Eng. from comb. form of Gk. metron "measure" (see meter (2)) + -nomos "regulating," verbal adj. of nemein "to regulate" (see numismatics). The device invented 1815 by John Maelzel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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