plectron

9.9

A small thin tool used to pluck the strings of instruments like a guitar

noun
/ˈplɛktrən/

: plectro

The musician used a plectron to produce bright, clear notes from the lute.

Examples

In ancient times, performers often carved a plectron from ivory or bone.
Her antique harp was accompanied by a decorative silver plectron.
He used a plectron to play the guitar.
The musician dropped her plectron during the performance.
The musician used a plectron to produce bright, clear notes from the lute.
Her antique harp was accompanied by a decorative silver plectron.
In ancient times, performers often carved a plectron from ivory or bone.

Synonyms

pick

vsplectron

25 3.8

A small thin tool used to pluck guitar strings

is the same tool but expressed with a different traditional label

guitar pick

vsplectron

4 2.9

A small flat piece for plucking or strumming guitar strings

is broader covering small plucking tools for any string instrument

plectrum

vsplectron

1 8.1

A small thin piece of plastic or metal used to play instruments with strings, like a guitar pick

has identical meaning but appears as an alternate written form

Surface Forms

plectron singular

plectrons plural

Etymology

Plectron comes from the Greek word plēktron meaning 'something that strikes' and from plēkein meaning 'to pluck'. So a plectron is literally a small tool for 'plucking' the strings of an instrument, a little pick that makes bright, clear notes.