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soundboard

soundboard

1 6.7
A thin wooden board inside a guitar or piano that vibrates to make sound louder and richer
  • noun
  • /ˈsaʊndˌbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tapa armónica
  • Guitarinterior: Acoustic guitars feature elaborate bracing under the soundboard to reduce distortion and improve the sound volume.
  • underside of the soundboard
  • bridge where the soundboard
  • larger soundboard

Putting a pencil in his teeth and putting it on the on the soundboard or putting his head down on the piano.

Examples

  • If you examine the underside of the soundboard of each instrument, you will see some marked differences from conventional designs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Spruce is an ideal wood for soundboards because of its high stiffness-to-weight ratio.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Some additional adjustments were made to the sound post and soundboard.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The partially completed instrument has the same body size as a standard classical guitar but a considerably larger soundboard.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The bridge, which is glued to the other side of the soundboard, runs parallel to the grain to support the entire structure.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Also in the belly department, craftsmen fit the soundboard and prepare it to accept piano strings.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The strings are connected by pins to a cast-iron plate suspended above the soundboard.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Craftsmen carve notches in the bridge where the soundboard and strings will connect.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Moreover, the spruce rim, which is light and stiff, joins the maple soundboard, which is hard and dense, creating an impedance mismatch.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The soundboard of the piano vibrates to amplify the music played on it.

Synonyms

sounding board
vssoundboard
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A thin board inside an instrument that vibrates to make the sound louder

is identical in meaning but uses slightly different wording common in other texts

How Resonant

resonator
  • Specialized
9 7.6
soundbox
  • Specialized
6.1
soundboard
  • Specialized
1 6.7
speaker
175 1.5

Surface Forms

soundboard singular
soundboards plural

Morphology

soundboard = sound + board (transparent) = sound + board

A literal compound: a board that transmits or amplifies sound; the meaning is directly inferable from 'sound' + 'board'.

Etymology

Soundboard is made from the simple parts sound ('noise') and board ('a flat piece of wood'). It is the thin, wooden part of a guitar, piano, or violin that vibrates to make the instrument's sound louder and richer.