string
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2.1
- noun
- /strɪŋ/
:
cuerda
- The vihuela resembles a small guitar with five strings and a rounded back.
- guitar string
- violin string
- piano strings
Give to the string to produce that pulse.
- Give to the string to produce that pulse.
- Like just like violin strings, man, like just fucking E flats.
- The longer the lyre string, the lower the note.
- Can't play, not one string, not one note.
- And with what intention am I hitting the string emotionally, physically.
- The missing arm points at the truth or plucks a string and waits for the tune.
- So this instrument also has one string and it exists around the world.
- And like the like the violin string, it can oscillate in all of its various frequencies.
- I try to warm up in string numbers of notes per string.
- So it's a case with guitar strings attached to does it actually work at all?
Examples
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Two men play haunting music on primitive string instruments as we emerge from the forest into the moonlight.
Academic text (2008) -
It is in fact a violin string, or a guitar string.
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So this instrument also has one string and it exists around the world.
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The longer the lyre string, the lower the note.
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Violinists love to play an E string
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His thin fingers blurred over the strings of his guitar, and his eyes were closed.
Fiction book (1990) -
Young Jimmy Blanton revolutionized the use of the string bass as a solo instrument in jazz.
Academic text (1999) -
When the musician plucked the string of the guitar, it produced a beautiful sound.
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The tension of the string on the bow must be adjusted for the best performance.
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To learn the violin, it's important to understand how to tune each string properly.
Synonyms
700
1.0
A thin metal strand used to carry electricity or to fasten things
176
1.0
A thin, flexible length of twisted fibers used for tying things
107
1.0
A piece of string or ribbon used to fasten things together
80
1.0
A thin string of fibers used for sewing clothes
58
3.1
A single thin piece of hair or thread
30
1.0
A thin cord used to tie shoes by pulling it through holes
28
3.2
A thin strong string used for tying things
7
3.7
A cord in clothing or a bag you pull to make the opening smaller
2
4.9
A strong cord on a bow that you pull back to shoot an arrow
1
9.9
A strong cord made from animal intestines used for sewing wounds and instrument strings
A string on a musical instrument often mentioned in old texts
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.8
An idea that tiny vibrating strings make different particles and forces
- Specialized
2
9.9
An idea in physics about a very thin, long object in space that has a lot of energy
- Informal
2
6.8
Being too dependent on your parents, especially your mother, so you are not independent
1
3.5
A group of musicians in an orchestra who play instruments like violins and cellos
- US
1
3.7
A very large low instrument with a deep sound used in orchestras and jazz bands
- Specialized
1
6.1
A stitch that goes around an opening and pulls the edges together to close it
- Specialized
An early form of string theory that describes only bosons, a type of particle, and needs 26 dimensions
- Specialized
An operation that sews the lower part of the womb closed during pregnancy to prevent early birth
- Jargon
An invisible or marked line on a pool table behind which cue balls are placed at game start
- Archaic
A group of four players, two violins, a viola, and a cello, or a piece written for them
A group of words written or spoken in a particular order that may not be a full sentence
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
String for instruments comes from the old word streng for a cord that is pulled tight, which is why a guitar or violin has strings—tight cords that make sound when plucked or bowed.